After years of planning and testing and goodness alone knows what else, the Japanese government has given the green light for the Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka maglev line to be built. Whilst the whole line will not be completed until 2045 (blimey I might be still around by then) the first phase between Tokyo and Nagoya should be [...]
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The route between Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan, stretches about 225 miles, the same distance that separates New York City from Boston and from Washington, D.C. For more than three decades, Japan has been considering building a train that... Read Post
A magnetically levitated train line between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka has reportedly been in development since as far back as the 1970s. So, it has had its stops and starts. The Central Japan Railway recently got a pretty big go-ahead... Read Post
(Photo from the Yamanashi MagLev Test Line) Remember the record test run speeds for Japan's new maglev trainsets? Right answer: 581 km/h (361 mph). Plans to connect Tokyo with Nagoya and Osaka by these new trains that run using magn... Read Post