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==Proposed systems== {{update|date=December 2015}} ===Iran=== In 2007, [[Iran]] and a German company reached an agreement on using maglev trains to link the cities of [[Tehran]] and [[Mashhad]]. The agreement was signed at the Mashhad International Fair site between Iranian Ministry of Roads and Transportation and the German company.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Munich-based Schlegel Consulting Engineers said they had signed the contract with the Iranian ministry of transport and the governor of Mashad. "We have been mandated to lead a German consortium in this project," a spokesman said. "We are in a preparatory phase." The next step will be to assemble a consortium, a process that is expected to take place "in the coming months," the spokesman said. The project could be worth between 10 billion and 12 billion euros, the Schlegel spokesman said. Siemens and ThyssenKrupp, the developers of a high-speed maglev train, called the Transrapid, both said they were unaware of the proposal. The Schlegel spokesman said Siemens and ThyssenKrupp were currently "not involved" in the consortium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/technology/100109815-1-update-2-thyssenkrupp%252C-siemens-unaware-iran.html|title=UPDATE 2-ThyssenKrupp, Siemens unaware of Iran train deal |website=Alibaba.com |date= 30 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006071945/http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/technology/100109815-1-update-2-thyssenkrupp%2C-siemens-unaware-iran.html |archive-date=Oct 6, 2020}}</ref> ===Switzerland=== In 2011 SwissRapide AG in co-operation with the SwissRapide Consortium was developing and promoting an above-ground magnetic levitation (Maglev) monorail system, based on the Transrapid technology. The first projects planned were the lines [[Bern]]–[[Zürich]], [[Lausanne]]–[[Geneva]] as well as Zürich–[[Winterthur]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.swissrapide.com/upload/dokumente/2011.03.03%20Artikel%20SwissRapide%20GHI.pdf |title= Lausanne en 10 minutes| publisher=GHI| date=3 March 2011| language=fr| access-date=20 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.swissrapide.com/upload/dokumente/NZZ_SwissRapide_Express_20_06_2009.pdf| title=In 20 Minuten von Zürich nach Bern| newspaper=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |location=Zürich | date=20 June 2009| language=de| access-date=20 May 2011}}</ref> === United States === ==== Colorado I-70 ==== Transrapid is one of a number of companies seeking to build a {{Convert|120|mi|abbr=on}} high speed transit system parallel to the [[Interstate 70 in Colorado|I-70 Interstate]] in the US state of Colorado.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.i70solutions.org/docs/reports/MagLevPresCoates02-09.pdf|title=Maglev: On-Time Travel For Colorado|access-date=6 Dec 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211193855/http://www.i70solutions.org/docs/reports/MagLevPresCoates02-09.pdf|archive-date=2013-12-11}}</ref> Submissions put forward say that maglev offers significantly better performance than rail given the harsh climate and terrain. No technology had been preferred as of November 2013, though construction was slated to begin in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gazette.com/colorado-springs-residents-get-look-at-proposed-rail-system/article/1509709|title=Colorado Springs residents get look at proposed Front Range rail system|date=November 21, 2013 <!-- at 9:06 am --> }}</ref> ==== Los Angeles to Las Vegas ==== {{Main article|California–Nevada Interstate Maglev}} The California–Nevada Interstate Maglev project is a proposed 269 mi (433 km) line from Las Vegas, Nevada to Anaheim, California. One segment would run from Las Vegas to Primm, Nevada, with proposed service to the Las Vegas area's forthcoming Ivanpah Valley Airport. The top speed would be 310 mph (500 km/h). In August 2014 the backers of the scheme were seeking to revive interest in it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canv-maglev.com/ |title=California Nevada Super Speed Train - Maglev |access-date=2009-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922213331/http://www.canv-maglev.com/ |archive-date=2009-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|journal=Las Vegas Review-Journal | title=Supporters of maglev see chance to re-enter game|date=August 30, 2014|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/supporters-maglev-see-chance-re-enter-game}}</ref> ==== Other ==== There have been several other evaluations conducted in the US, including [[Baltimore–Washington Superconducting Maglev Project|Washington, DC, to Baltimore]]; Chattanooga to Atlanta; and Pittsburgh to Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.transrapid-usa.com/images/route_USA.gif| title=Dawn of a new transportation era| publisher=Transrapid International-USA| access-date=27 March 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080806150309/http%3A//www.transrapid%2Dusa.com/images/route_USA.gif| archive-date=6 August 2008}}</ref> So far [when?], no project has started construction. See l[[List of maglev train proposals#United States|ist of maglev train proposals in the United States]]. ===Canary Islands=== A two line, 120-kilometers (75-mile) long system has been proposed for the island of [[Tenerife]], which is visited by five million tourists per year. It would connect the island capital Santa Cruz in the north with Costa Adeje in the south and Los Realejos in the northwest with a maximum speed of 270 km/h (169 mph). The estimated cost is €3 billion. Transrapid has advantages over a conventional rail plans which would require 35% of its route in tunnels because of the steep terrain on the island.<ref>{{cite news|journal=Spiegel Online|title=Transrapid Revival on the Canary Islands? Berlin Pushes Industry on High-Speed Maglev Rail|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/transrapid-revival-on-the-canary-islands-berlin-pushes-industry-on-high-speed-maglev-rail-a-758348.html|date=April 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Maglev System on the Island of Tenerife|url=http://magnetbahnforum.de/phpBB2/download.php?id=108|date=October 10–13, 2011|access-date=2014-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623165309/http://magnetbahnforum.de/phpBB2/download.php?id=108|archive-date=2016-06-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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