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Fast track to Sustainable Mobility

BASIC STRUCTURES OF OPERATING A MAGLEV SYSTEM

Sven Andersen - Senior Consultant Germany

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Basic Thesis

Due to the new technology, which isn’t compatible with the conventional rail network and

due to its complicated guideway equipment

Maglev can only serve a point-to-point service (line)

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Structure of a operating method serving stations along a line

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Two different kinds of service pattern

At least two different kinds of trains must be offered in a point-to-point service (line)one kind of service, which calls only at the larger stations and

a second one, which calls at every station

This kind of service pattern leads to overtaking of a train in an intermediate station

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Structure of a operating method without overtaking of trains in an intermediate station

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Sample indicative timetable used for demand modelling

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Extract from the current train diagram Tokyo - Osaka

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Details from turnouts leading from the main track to the platform track

14 %≥ 43,3%25,9%percentage from thepermissible line speed

70 km/h≥ 130 km/h 70 km/hturnout velocity

≤ 30 sec not known 4,5 seccurrent shortest time to switch the points in a turnout

test lineregular serviceregular servicekind of service

Maglevwheel-on-railwheel-on-railtechnology

500 km/h 300 km/h 270 km/h permissible line speed

Yamanashitest line

Taipei –Kaohsiung

Tokyo – Osaka from 1992

Line

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Traverser Turnout Switch (Hydraulic) in Yamanashi

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Crucial disadvantage of Maglev technology

“The turnout facilities (switches) are an indispensable element for distributing the train routes” (source: rtri homepage for Yamanshi Test Line, 2007-12-17)

but

with Maglev Technology it takes up to six times longer to switch the points in a turnout, a crucial disadvantage compared to wheel-on-rail

technology.

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Multiple-Train Control Tests in Yamanashi

“These tests simulate various functions required for service operation, including waiting, passing and following, etc, and it was confirmed that such events

could be performed smoothly.”

(source: JR Central brochure “Superconducting Maglev THE REVIEW”, issue May 2002 and in the same way June 2005)

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Maglev Operations Process in a Terminus

No information is given how to operate Maglev Trains in a terminus

including the shunting movements belonging to them.

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Train Indicator system in Nagoya