Max Bögl becomes first in Europe licensed to operate maglev lines

TSB is the first and so far only company in Europe with this licence, which creates the conditions for planning, building and operating a first application line in Germany. Max Bögl also offers the Transport System Bögl on a turnkey basis, and use in Nuremberg, Hamburg and between Herrenberg and Nagold is being examined.

The Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has granted TSB Betriebs GmbH, a company of the Max Bögl group, the licence to operate public maglev lines under the General Maglev Act; it is the first and so far only company in Europe with such a licence. The basis is many years of operating experience with the Transport System Bögl and the test line in Chengdu, China. Max Bögl can now offer the system turnkey including operation and thus plan, build and run a first application line in Germany; use in Nuremberg, Hamburg and for linking Herrenberg with Nagold is being examined. (LOK Report, 20 Nov 2025)