The invention provides, in some aspects, a magnetic levitation transport system with a guideway having rails with propulsion windings extending therealong and defining first and second diverging paths. A vehicle disposed on the guideway has T-shaped propulsion pods extending toward to the guideway. Arms of the propulsion pods extend laterally from stems and include permanent magnets and control coils. These are disposed adjacent respective rails/windings. The propulsion pods and rails propel, switch, suspend, and guide a vehicle on the guideway.

The invention provides, in some aspects, a magnetic levitation transport system with a guideway having rails with propulsion windings extending therealong and defining first and second diverging paths. A vehicle disposed on the guideway has T-shaped propulsion pods extending toward to the guideway. Arms of the propulsion pods extend laterally from stems and include permanent magnets and control coils. These are disposed adjacent respective rails/windings. The propulsion pods and rails propel, switch, suspend, and guide a vehicle on the guideway.

A rail-bound maglev train comprising a guide rail which predefines a travel path, having at least one supra-conductive element (2) and a levitating vehicle which is arranged on the guide rail and has magnetic means (6), wherein the magnetic means interact magnetically in a contactless fashion with the travel path, and at least one supra-conductive element (2) comprises at least one supra-conductive conductor parallel to the travel path (4), and the at least one supra-conductive conductor has at least two electrical connections, wherein the respective at least two connections bound, on a strip, a strip section, arranged between said connections, as a continuous supra-conductive electrical line.

A rail-bound maglev train comprising a guide rail which predefines a travel path, having at least one supra-conductive element (2) and a levitating vehicle which is arranged on the guide rail and has magnetic means (6), wherein the magnetic means interact magnetically in a contactless fashion with the travel path, and at least one supra-conductive element (2) comprises at least one supra-conductive conductor parallel to the travel path (4), and the at least one supra-conductive conductor has at least two electrical connections, wherein the respective at least two connections bound, on a strip, a strip section, arranged between said connections, as a continuous supra-conductive electrical line.

A transport system includes: a transport path housing; a first magnetic force unit provided in the transport path housing; a transport vehicle that includes a second magnetic force unit provided so as to be able to face the first magnetic force unit and is able to travel along the transport path housing while being levitated by magnetic force acting between the first magnetic force unit and the second magnetic unit; a rail on which the transport vehicle lands to be able to travel, the rail being provided in the transport path housing; and at least one moving means for moving the transport vehicle in a landing state where the transport vehicle lands on the rail, to a position where the transport vehicle is be able to be levitated by the magnetic force.