The president of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) announced on March 29 that the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line will not begin operating in 2027 as planned, with the delay now expected to be at ...

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 ...

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) announced on Jan. 22 that a municipal road in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, has sunk by more than 3 centi･･･ ...

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 ...