The train, called the Transrapid, is to ferry passengers between Hamburg and Berlin, 300 kilometers away, in about 53 minutes by the year 2005.
Riding on a cushion of air, the Transrapid will ride on a magnetic rail raised to tree level by pylons. The government says the system will cost about 8.9 billion marks ($ 5.2 billion). The German government says the train's technology is the most advanced of its kind.
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