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They are amazing. There is one in Shanghai that connects the airport to the city. Imagine a ride from SFO to Salesforce tower in 7 minutes.
by justinzollars 7y ago
They are amazing. There is one in Shanghai that connects the airport to the city. Imagine a ride from SFO to Salesforce tower in 7 minutes.
- brandmeyer 7y agoIts also a money pit. They keep it running as a matter of nationalistic pride, not because its economical. Most folks in the area take the ordinary metro to the airport, not the maglev.
- gok 7y agoThe Shanghai Airport Maglev was built by a German company trying to prove the concept for longer distance maglev construction. It was a failure; it was way too expensive and not meaningfully faster than conventional high speed rail.
- briandear 7y agoThat use case is perfect for Maglev. Essentially replace Caltrain.
- justinzollars 7y ago^ This guy has an imagination! This is what I like to see on HN. positive about technology. Thank you.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoIt doesn’t really go to the city, but some far out suburb in pudong. Faster to take a cab than subway + maglev transfer. Unless you specifically want to ride the maglev.