The construction cost of the Chuo Shinkansen maglev line has ballooned from the initial 5.5 trillion yen to approximately 11 ...

Although railway construction issues have pushed back the scheduled start of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line, improvements on ...

TOKYO - For more than half a century, Japan has dreamed of a magnetic levitation train that could whisk passengers between Tokyo and Osaka far faster than the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains. That ...

Central Japan Railway Company has shown to the public for the first time progress on the construction of the high-speed ...

SHIZUOKA—Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki on July 7 approved the start of construction on the long-stalled Shizuoka section of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line, ending a yearslong stalemate ...

Long delay: Passengers queue to board a Shinkansen bullet train in Tokyo. JR Tokai plans to begin construction of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line, but the Shizuoka section is seen as the ‘most ...

It has been apparent for some time now: the Chūō Shinkansen between Nagoya and Tōkyō (more precisely Shinagawa) will not be completed on time. The target date of 2027 will no longer be met, as ...

Andy Burgess explores why one company is blasting 257 km of tunnels beneath the Japanese Alps and examines the benefits and ...

A test run takes place with Mount Fuji in the backdrop. Credit: Central Japan Railway Company. Ever since it was launched in time for the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Shinkansen has remained a ...

Dad, look!!”“Mom, can we ride that!?”“Hey, I want to see this too!!”……Yes, we have only just entered the museum. 😂When going ...

The first phase of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen line will connect Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, with trains traveling at up to 500 kilometers an hour using magnetic ...

Maglev sounds as sci-fi as teleporters and hovercars. A train that levitates above a track using electromagnets and cruises at aircraft speeds? That couldn’t possibly be a reality. Except it is. China ...