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minus-squareerwan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoMaglev is expensive both to build (because you need magnetized rails) and to operate (uses more energy overall than a shinkansen). There is a reason why Japan built a prototype decades ago but never built a commercial line.
Maglev is expensive both to build (because you need magnetized rails) and to operate (uses more energy overall than a shinkansen).
There is a reason why Japan built a prototype decades ago but never built a commercial line.