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  • South Korean Magnetic levitation train to debut

    05/04/2010 10:51:02 AM PDT · by Willie Green · 19 replies · 435+ views
    Korea Times ^ | Monday, May 03, 2010 | Lee Hyo-sik
    Korea will operate unmanned magnetic levitation trains in Incheon International Airport from 2013, becoming the latest country after Japan to commercialize the next generation transportation system. The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said Monday that it will finish constructing a 6.1 kilometer railway by 2012 within the country's main airport and begin running unmanned magnetic levitation trains that will travel at 110 kilometers per hour. The ministry also unveiled a prototype of the train. As one of Korea's state-funded research and development (R&D) projects, the government decided in 2006 to invest 450 billion won ($400 million) into developing...