Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan gave a thumbs-up to Japan’s magnetic-levitation train after taking a ride at 505 kilometers per hour. Tokyo hopes to export the pricey technology to the U.S. Photo: Getty Ima ...

Six of the eight quickest trains in the world hail from East Asia - dwarfing the speed of the shuttles on the US railways ...

Japan's maglev train is earmarked for deployment between Tokyo and Nagoya – a trip that takes five hours by car, but would only take 40 minutes by maglev train – but not until 2027.

or maglev, feels like science fiction come to life¹. Using powerful electromagnetic fields, these vehicles float above the ground, bypassing friction entirely. Japanese researchers are pushing ...

A blink and you will miss it test ride on the maglev Chuo Shinkansen Line offers some idea of the potential of traveling at 500 kph. Central Japan Railway ... involved a five-car setup comprising ...

The Central Japan Railway Co. is preparing to build a 290km magnetically levitated (maglev) train line between Tokyo and central Japan. The target speed for the train is 310 mph. Central Japan ...

Japan’s new Maglev train project is a bold vision for the country set to revolutionise train travel thanks to this high-speed rail line. The Maglev is still under construction between Tokyo and ...

Central Japan Railway Co said Thursday it has temporarily halted construction work on a new high-speed maglev train line between Tokyo and Nagoya after water and bubbles appeared from the ground in a ...

Noel’s maglev model system includes a 3-meter round track on which a four-car train measuring 50 centimeters ... year under the supervision of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), operator ...