Japan Is Building The Fastest Train On Earth

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Japan is launching a new super-fast train, the JR Tokai.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the new train will be able to carry commuters from Tokyo to Nagoya at blinding speeds of 300 mph thanks to magnetic levitation technology. The plan was approved on Friday by the Japanese government, The Journal said.

The new line, which stretches 180 miles, will take just 40 minutes to get between the two, shaving about half the time off the journey via the Shinkansen, the world-famous bullet train that travels at 200 mph.

The Shinkansen celebrated 50 years in operation just a couple of weeks ago, but it is set to be replaced by its younger competitor.

Maglev, the technology behind this engineering mastercraft, uses a magnetic charge to lift the train in the air several inches above a guideway of concrete, enabling convoys to move without friction. The new line is the first intercity railway of its kind, although a short metropolitan link has been functioning in Shangai since 2004.

A similar infrastructure has also been tested in Germany.

The builder and operator will be Central Japan Railway Co., which hopes to conclude the work by 2027, while a further link to Osaka is already on the plan for 2045. The Shinkansen train is also operated by Central Japan… see more

source: businessinsider

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