A Fast growing economy such as India must posses the latest technology to meet its Transport Requirement. In India, transportation is one of the major issues. Travel time between any two major cities can be cut down considerably compared to conventional and Bullet trains by the advancement in transportation. One such the noteworthy means of transport is Magnetic train (popularly known as Maglev Train).
Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of train transportation that uses two sets of magnets, one set to repel and push the train up off the track, then another to move the 'floating train' ahead at great speed taking advantage of the lack of friction.
First Maglev Patent was given to Alfred Zehden in 1902 AD. The first commercial maglev people mover was simply called "Maglev" and was officially opened in 1984 near Birmingham, England. It operated on an elevated 600 m.
These trains make use of Superconductors, whose conductivity is infinity and resistance tends to zero. Maglev recorded highest speed of 603km/h on 21-04-2015 in Japan. But the cost of this project is very huge, it crosses around 1.2billion dollars(approx.), For developing countries like India it is very expensive project to handle hence, in present day the use of Maglev is limited to developed countries like Germany and Japan. It is said that China also uses Maglev for commercial purposes.
In 2016, Government of India has planned for Maglev project on a “Public Private Partnership”(PPP). The Central Railway is gathering plans for project execution by promoting communication with experts in industries to ensure economic viability. Recently, Scientist A.Shinde of Indore has
prepared a live working model of Maglev trains by making a team of 50 students who are IIT and University graduates.
In contrast to present railway scenario , Maglev is very effective in ease of commerce and can be flourish throughout the world provided the cost of project reaches within the reach of nation.
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