U.S. envoy to Japan on maglev train

U.S. envoy to Japan on maglev train

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (R) is guided by Central Japan Railway Co. Chairman Shin Kaneko at an exhibition center of a high-speed maglev train for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen line in Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024.

Maglev train tunnel

FUJIKAWA, Japan, Oct. 13 Kyodo - A ceremony is held in Fujikawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Oct. 13, 2023, to mark the completion of a 710-meter tunnel for Central Japan Railway Co.'s Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev trains that will run between Nagoya and Tokyo at speeds of 500 kilometers per hour. (Kyodo)

JR Tokai hopes to start building maglev train line soon

JR Tokai hopes to start building maglev train line soon

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., says at a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2014, that the company hopes to proceed with work so that construction of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen line for magnetically levitated trains can begin as soon as possible. JR Tokai envisions the line will run between Tokyo and Nagoya starting in 2027.

The new linear test vehicle unveiled by JR Tokai

The new linear test vehicle unveiled by JR Tokai

The current test vehicle, the L0 Series, is the first commercial version and recorded the world's fastest speed of 603 km/h in 2003. The improved test car shown to the public has a new top shape. In the L0, the front lighting and forward vision camera on the top of the car were moved to the top. Another feature of the L0 is that the gas turbine power generator required for the test line has been eliminated, and only the induction current collection system, which is the target for the commercial specification, is used to supply electricity. We will improve the comfort and energy saving through the demonstration. (March 25, 2020, Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

JR Tokai unveils work on Japan's 1st maglev train line

JR Tokai unveils work on Japan's 1st maglev train line

Central Japan Railway Co. unveils survey work in Nagoya on March 31, 2015, for the construction of Japan's first magnetically levitated shinkansen bullet train line. JR Tokai is scheduled to open to business the Tokyo-Nagoya part of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line in 2027. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo