Transrapid

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Transrapid (German: [tʁansʁaˈpiːt] ) is a German-developed high-speed train using magnetic levitation. Planning for the system started in the late 1960s, with a test facility in Emsland, Germany, inaugurated in 1983. In 1991, technical readiness for application was approved by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in cooperation with universities. The last version, the 2007-built Transrapid 09, is designed for a cruising speed of 505 km/h (314 mph) and allows acceleration and deceleration of approximately 1 m/s2 (3.6 km/h/s; 2.2 mph/s). In 2002, the first commercial implementation was completed – the Shanghai maglev train, which connects the city of Shanghai's rapid transit network 30.5 km (18.95 mi) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The Transrapid system has not yet been deployed on a long-distance intercity line. The system was developed and marketed by Siemens and ThyssenKrupp, as well as other, mostly German companies. In 2006, a Transrapid train collided with a maintenance vehicle on the...

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