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Originally Posted by hyperion1110
In short, maglev and HSR should have cost parity when constructing the system. And maglev would be faster and cheaper to run. To me, the choice is obvious.
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If this is true than I am wondering why the Chinese, after testing a Maglev system, decided to go back to what they concluded was more cost effective regular HSR. I'm thinking that maybe the upfront costs are so much higher for Maglev, that it would take way to long for the greater efficiency of the system to make up the cost difference.
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