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JR Tokai starts construction of maglev train stations

NAGOYA, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, poses for photos at JR Nagoya Station on Dec. 17, 2014, after a ceremony to pray for safety during the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya.

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JR Tokai to hold ceremonies for maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., also known as JR Tokai, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Tsuge said the company will hold ceremonies to pray for the safety of work to build a magnetically levitated train line at JR Shinagawa and JR Nagoya Stations on Dec. 17. Last month, the Japanese government approved JR Tokai's application to construct the line linking Shinagawa and Nagoya by 2017.

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Gov't OKs JR Tokai's maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge (L), president of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, receives a letter of authorization for the magnetically levitated train from transport minister Akihiro Ota on Oct. 17, 2014, at the transport ministry in Tokyo. The project to build a line, linking Tokyo and Nagoya by 2027 is expected to start in late October.

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Shinkansen bullet train marks 50 years of service

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., speaks to reporters at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 1, 2014, after watching the departure of a bullet train in a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services connecting Tokyo with Osaka. (Pool photo)

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JR Tokai chief speaks about maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, following the firm's application to the government for approval of a plan to begin work on the construction of a 290-km magnetically levitated train line between the capital and Nagoya, central Japan, for completion by 2027.

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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.

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JR Central chief eyes U.S. unit to develop Texas bullet train system

Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., is interviewed in Nagoya on Dec. 22, 2015. In the interview, Tsuge said the train operator known as JR Central plans to dispatch its experts to a local unit it hopes to establish in Texas to help build a high-speed railway system using Japan's shinkansen technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of 25-km tunnel for maglev starts in Yamanashi

Koei Tsuge (L), president of Central Japan Railway Co., attends a ceremony in Hayakawa, central Japan, on Dec. 18, 2015, marking the start of construction of a 25-kilometer tunnel for a magnetically levitated train line expected to connect Tokyo with Nagoya in 2027. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras to be installed in shinkansen cars

Central Japan Railway Co. President Koei Tsuge attends a press conference in Osaka on July 6, 2015, to announce that his company and West Japan Railway Co. will introduce more security cameras inside the cars of their shinkansen bullet trains in the wake of a suicide that left two dead and 26 others injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras to be installed in shinkansen cars

Central Japan Railway Co. President Koei Tsuge attends a press conference in Osaka on July 6, 2015, to announce that his company and West Japan Railway Co. will introduce more security cameras inside the cars of their shinkansen bullet trains in the wake of a suicide that left two dead and 26 others injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Tokai to hold ceremonies for maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., also known as JR Tokai, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Tsuge said the company will hold ceremonies to pray for the safety of work to build a magnetically levitated train line at JR Shinagawa and JR Nagoya Stations on Dec. 17. Last month, the Japanese government approved JR Tokai's application to construct the line linking Shinagawa and Nagoya by 2017. (Kyodo)

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Shinkansen bullet train marks 50 years of service

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., speaks to reporters at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 1, 2014, after watching the departure of a bullet train in a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services connecting Tokyo with Osaka. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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JR Tokai chief speaks about maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, following the firm's application to the government for approval of a plan to begin work on the construction of a 290-km magnetically levitated train line between the capital and Nagoya, central Japan, for completion by 2027. (Kyodo)

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JR Central to appoint Kaneko as new president

Shin Kaneko (R) and Koei Tsuge (L), who Kaneko will succeed as president of Central Japan Railway Co., operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train, shake hands after a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo