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Long Lines Not So Practical in China while Small and Medium Sized Lines Favored
Shao-Ying Chu
Run Sha
Abstract
Maglev railroads have taken actual steps in China sincethe cooperation work between Germany and China, whichbrings more prospects to this technology. However, due to variousreasons, large-scaled long lines seem to be not so practicalat present in China, while the small and medium space scaledlines may be the initial alternatives with the booming ofthree super-metropolis groups in China, namely, the ZhujiangRiver Delta, the "Grand Beijing" area and the Yangtze RiverDelta.
Keywords
Maglev railroads in China; large-scaled long lines; Zhujiang River Delta; "Grand Beijing" area; Yangtze River Delta
Hrčak ID:
102375
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Publication date:
25.5.2003.
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