Ground subsidence in Gifu Prefecture was likely caused by tunnel construction work for the magnetic-levitation (maglev) Chuo Shinkansen Line, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said. In the ...

13 but failed to resolve an impasse that is delaying construction work on the maglev Chuo Shinkansen Line. The meeting between JR Tokai President Shin Kaneko and Shizuoka Governor Heita ...

When it enters service, the Maglev Chuo Shinkansen will be the world's fastest bullet train. A test run in 2015 already set a world record by clocking 603 kilometers per hour. It will link the ...

When completed, the Linear Chuo Shinkansen will cover the 285.6 km between Tokyo and Nagoya in just 40 minutes. That's right. When you want to raise the speed of the railway line, you have to ...

The president also revealed a plan to introduce a new type of train car on the Yamanashi maglev test track for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen project around this summer with the aim of reducing the ...

Separately, ground subsidence has also been reported near another Linear Chuo Shinkansen construction site in the Okute district of Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture. During a residents' meeting on Jan ...

The president also revealed a plan to introduce a new type of train car on the Yamanashi maglev test track for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen project around this summer with the aim of reducing the ...