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S. Korea unveils first maglev train

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's first magnetically levitated train to be operated on the northwestern island of Yeongjong, where Incheon International Airport is located, is unveiled at the airport on May 14, 2014. It is scheduled to start operation on a 6.1-km route in mid-July.

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S. Korea unveils first maglev train

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's first magnetically levitated train to be operated on the northwestern island of Yeongjong, where Incheon International Airport is located, is unveiled at the airport on May 14, 2014. It is scheduled to start operation on a 6.1-km route in mid-July.

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New maglev train

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 3, 2013, shows Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai)'s L0 series magnetically levitated train cars designed for commercial runs, being demonstrated at a test line for the first time to the press.

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(1)Aichi Expo opens

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japan's first magnetically levitated train, the Linimo (linear motor car), runs near the World Exposition site in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on March 25, the opening day of the six-month exposition.

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Linimo train begins business operations for Aichi Expo

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japan's first magnetically levitated train, ''Linimo,'' runs near the Aichi world exposition site in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on March 6 as it began business operations the same day for the March 25-Sept. 25 event.

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(3)Ceremony held for magnetically levitated Expo train

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japan's first magnetically levitated train is seen March 5 near the Aichi Expo station in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture. The train will begin business operations March 6 for the March 25-Sept. 25 world exposition.

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(2)Ceremony held for magnetically levitated Expo train

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japan's first magnetically levitated train, ''Linimo,'' leaves the Aichi Expo station in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, after the opening ceremony at the station March 5. The train will begin business operations March 6 for the world exposition, running for the March 25-Sept. 25 period.

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(1)Ceremony held for magnetically levitated Expo train

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Aichi Governor Masaaki Kanda (top) speaks March 5 at the opening ceremony for Japan's first magnetically levitated train at the Aichi Expo station in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture. The train will begin business operations March 6 for the world exposition, running for the March 25-Sept. 25 period.

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Maglev train makes test run

NAGOYA, Japan - Shoichiro Toyoda (R), former President of Toyota Motor Corp. and now head of the organizing body for the planned 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, and Kohei Abe (C), chairman of the Chubu Economic Federation, take a test run on a high-speed magnetically levitated train Oct. 12, as the project's promoters geared up efforts to have the system put into commercial use for the first time in the world. The promoters aim to have the high speed surface transport (HSST) train in operation for the planned world expo in Aichi Prefecture.

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Experimental maglev train

An experimental linear maglev train traveled on its ownengine for the first time along a specially designed track in Tsuru,Yamanashi Prefecture, in central Japan on Feb. 17. The magnetically levitated train will run at more than 550 kilometers per hour when it goes into normal operation.

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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

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Linimo train begins business operations for Aichi Expo

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japan's first magnetically levitated train, ''Linimo,'' runs near the Aichi world exposition site in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on March 7 as it began business operations the same day for the March 25-Sept. 25 event. (Kyodo)

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(3)Ceremony held for magnetically levitated Expo train

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japan's first magnetically levitated train is seen March 5 near the Aichi Expo station in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture. The train will begin business operations March 6 for the March 25-Sept. 25 world exposition. (Kyodo)

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(1)Ceremony held for magnetically levitated Expo train

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Aichi Governor Masaaki Kanda (top) speaks March 5 at the opening ceremony for Japan's first magnetically levitated train at the Aichi Expo station in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture. The train will begin business operations March 6 for the world exposition, running for the March 25-Sept. 25 period. (Kyodo)

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(2)Ceremony held for magnetically levitated Expo train

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japan's first magnetically levitated train, ''Linimo,'' leaves the Aichi Expo station in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, after the opening ceremony at the station March 5. The train will begin business operations March 6 for the world exposition, running for the March 25-Sept. 25 period. (Kyodo)

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(1)Aichi Expo opens

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japan's first magnetically levitated train, the Linimo (linear motor car), runs near the World Exposition site in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on March 25, the opening day of the six-month exposition. (Kyodo)

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Maglev train makes test run

NAGOYA, Japan - Shoichiro Toyoda (R), former President of Toyota Motor Corp. and now head of the organizing body for the planned 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, and Kohei Abe (C), chairman of the Chubu Economic Federation, take a test run on a high-speed magnetically levitated train Oct. 12, as the project's promoters geared up efforts to have the system put into commercial use for the first time in the world. The promoters aim to have the high speed surface transport (HSST) train in operation for the planned world expo in Aichi Prefecture.

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Experimental maglev train

An experimental linear maglev train traveled on its own engine for the first time along a specially designed track in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, in central Japan on Feb. 17. The magnetically levitated train will run at more than 550 kilometers per hour when it goes into normal operation.