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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by Symbiote on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @04:41PM (#27899014)
There's not much point accelerating faster if it means waiting longer so everyone can find a seat.

Perhaps this would be interesting to you, "Passenger Stability Within Moving Railway Vehicles: Limits on Maximum Longitudinal Acceleration".

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40864-015-0012-y

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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by sudosysgen on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @07:38PM (#27900585)
I have actually read the study and linked to it in another comment.

You don't need to wait for everyone to be seated. You're not going to fall over at 0.2G or 0.3G, it will just be uncomfortable. But you should plan for everyone to be able to find a seat.

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