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Map Shows Route Proposed For World’s Fastest Train

The construction of what is intended to be the world’s fastest train, the Chuo Shinkansen Maglev, which is intended to link Tokyo to Nagoya, with a potential future extension to Osaka, is currently ...
Morningstar

JR Central's Earnings Are Recovering Strongly but Returns To Be Diluted by Chuo Shinkansen

Central Japan Railway Company, or JR Central, is the main railway operator in Nagoya and the Chubu region in central Japan. It serves far fewer passengers than JR East but what JR Central lacks in ...
Railway Technology

Magnetic pull: China and Japan battle it out for maglev train supremacy

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 ...
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Chuo Shinkansen: Japanese Train That Breaks Every Rule

Japan’s high-speed rail revolution started with the Tokaido Shinkansen, launched in 1964—the same year as the Tokyo Olympics. It was a marvel born from plans sketched during WWII to connect Tokyo with ...
Time Out

Japan is building the world's fastest Maglev train yet, crossing Tokyo to Nagoya in 40 minutes

Japan, the pioneer of high-speed rail, is about to reclaim its throne with a new monster of a machine: the L0 Series Maglev. While China's Shanghai Maglev currently holds the speed title, Japan's ...