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Over long distances, Maglev is as fast as passenger aircraft (minus check in/security), thus providing a viable alternative for flyers, helping the environment and permitting more people to be transported at plane speeds; the fact only the part of the track near a train needs to be electrified further boosts the environmental impact; and it only costs about the same as building an 8-lane freeway.
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To be fair to China, the * current* Maglev is a bit of a tourist attraction, but by this year’s Expo, though I believe plans are still in the works to extend the line to downtown and then onward to the primary domestic airport on the other side of the city.
Matthew Yglesias » Obama HSR Agenda Will Still Leave China With the Fastest Trains 2010
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That’s faster than any current long distance passenger service – the TGV Est in France comes close at 320kph, and the Shanghai Airport Maglev is faster, but short and much more expensive.
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The so - called Maglev train is designed to travel at speeds reaching 280 miles an hour, and it's said to have been moving at less than half that, about 125 miles an hour, when it crashed.
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The Maglev is a train that runs on magnetic levitation and reaches speeds of up to 450km an hour (ours reached 300 according to the screen on board, which was still pretty fast).
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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It sounds like the Maglev is a much better idea than this train to nowhere.
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The Maglev is a high-speed rail system currently in use in Shanghai, China.
The Rebel Yell 2009
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The Maglev is another unique Shanghai transportation tool that travels from the second to last subway stop in Longyang road station to the airport in 7 minutes covering a distance over 30km.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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"Maglev" trains, currently in use in China and Japan, are frictionless and fast.
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"Maglev" trains, currently in use in China and Japan, are frictionless and fast.
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