The German government has discarded a project to build the second fastest and longest rail link after Shangai, China, in Munich. The possible cause of the scrap is the unpredicted rise in the estimated cost of the project. Initially put at $1.85 billion, the project rose to $3 billion a year later.

According to Gadling, the Transrapid train line was to be a magnetic link, but it hasn’t materialized at this stage.

The Transrapid train was to be a magnetic levitation rail link; a high-speed monorail that moves uses magnetic levitation. But fancy transportation comes with a price tag, and the originally projected 1.85 billion euros quickly rose to 3 billion. At that price, the German government, the state of Bavaria and companies involved decided to ditch the project.

Deutsche Welle reports that the prestigious high-speed rail line was supposed to link the Bavarian capital Munich to the airport, but received a severe setback after 23 people had died working on another project to build a line between Hamburg and Berlin.

Industry observers say that without a showcase project in Germany for one of the world’s fastest trains, the technology devised by engineers at Siemens and ThyssenKrupp is unlikely to have much success abroad. The Transrapid technology has currently only been used commercially in China. Another plan to build a magnetic-levitation monorail link between Hamburg and Berlin has already been scrapped.

Until any strategic solution is suggested for this situation, Shangai continues to be the main destination for tourists.

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