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Swissmetro is an innovative magnetic transportation concept of high speed trains running inside partially evacuated underground tubes with speeds between 300 and 500 kilometres per hour. Some experts see Swissmetro as a promising alternative to both air and ground high-speed transportation.
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Technology field: Non-conventional trains (Maglev etc.)
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General information
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General criteria
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Environmental criteria
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Economic criteria
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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Overall rating
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Overall potential: interesting |
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Time horizon: long-term |
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Swissmetro is a highly innovative concept for future high speed passenger transport worth considering. As such it is still affected by many uncertainties. Environmental performance could be convincing if one takes into account that such a system could gain back some market share from air transport. Major obstacle will be high initial investment. |
date created: 2002-10-09 |
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© UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
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