Berlin to revive magnetic levitation train project


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Nov 2023

BERLIN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The government of the German city-state Berlin is planning to test magnetic levitation (maglev) trains for passenger and freight transportation, local media reported on Monday. This type of transportation was last used in the capital more than 30 years ago.

The five-kilometer pilot project is expected to cost up to 85 million euros (92.7 million U.S. dollars), the Tagesspiegel and Berliner Morgenpost newspapers reported.

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