Study on magnetic levitation train in Nuremberg missing
A feasibility study, which was announced for fall 2024, and a plan for financing are not yet available.
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The publication of a feasibility study on the maglev train in Nuremberg, Bavaria, planned for fall 2024, is still a long time coming. In addition, there is still no clear plan for the financing of the project, which Prime Minister Markus Söder had already brought up for discussion in 2023.
However, the city has now commented on the technical implementation. According to this, the costs are expected to be similar to those of the already planned streetcar extension. In terms of operation alone, the magnetic levitation train would save costs compared to the rival project, as it can be operated automatically and with low wear. However, the switch from tram to maglev would probably attract 1,100 fewer passengers per day. This corresponds to around a third of the expected volume of the planned continuous extension of the light rail, according to the city of Nuremberg. The route for both projects would run between the university, exhibition center and hospital.
The costs for the planned study amount to 60,000 euros. The Free State intends to cover 90 percent of these costs. However, the decisive factor for the city in this project is whether funding can be provided at all and, if so, to what extent. There is currently no legal framework for this, reports dpa.
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Similar project in Berlin
There were also plans to implement a similar project in the capital. In 2023, CDU press spokesman Olaf Wedekind confirmed this to heise online. Since then, however, the project has not been realized, and in October 2024, rbb reported that the current Senate is not pursuing the plans for the maglev train. According to experts, the cost of the planned train would have been between 100 and 180 million euros.
(tlz)
