In 2015, the JR maglev broke the world record for the fastest train, reaching a top speed of 374 miles per hour during a test run near Mount Fuji. Once open to the public, the trains will travel ...

JR Tokai had planned to start operations between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Nagoya Station along its Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line in 2027. The magnetic levitation, or maglev, train that would ...

Japan's ambitious Maglev bullet train project ... The project is self-funded by JR Central, without direct government financial aid. However, it has faced resistance due to concerns about tunnel ...

SHIZUOKA--The president of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) and the prefectural governor met on Sept. 13 but failed to resolve an impasse that is delaying construction work on the maglev Chuo ...