THE GERMAN MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRAIN (TRANSRAPID)

Magnetic levitation is the first truly new transportation technology in one hundred years and comes at a time when advances in transportation are urgently needed. The German Transrapid magnetic levitation train is the first such commercially available system. Based on technology that originated in the United States, it has been under development for approximately fifteen years in Germany. While not yet in commercial operation, tests on the Transrapid indicate that the system can provide better service to passengers than conventional rail, both in terms of speed and comfort. And comparisons of environmental impacts show that the Transrapid compares favorably with other modes of transport. The article points out doubts that remain about costs and revenues and about the effects of electromagnetic fields.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This issue of 'Built Environment' is based on working papers produced by the Institute of Urban and Regional Development, Univ. of California at Berkeley, for the California High-Speed Train Study, financed by the California Dept. of Transportation and the US DOT through the Univ. of California Transportation Center.
• Corporate Authors:

  Alexandrine Press

  P.O. Box 15, Cornmarket Street
  Oxford OC1 3EB,   England 
• Authors:
  • Sands, B
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 244-256
• Serial:
  • BUILT ENVIRONMENT
  • Volume: 19
  • Publisher: Alexandrine Press
  • ISSN: 0263-7960

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; High speed rail; Level of service; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Technological innovations; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00666366
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Vol. 19, No. 3/4
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 15 1994 12:00AM