Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Why is Maglev needed?

Max Bögl plans to enter urban maglev market
http://www.metro-report.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/max-boegl-plans-to-enter-urban-maglev-market.html

Maglev itself can be useful for low to medium speed transportation. But, the problem is that most of the railways all over the world consist of iron rail networks. And then, it's difficult to compete with such a matured market in terms of through train service, procurement of train components.