Japan's SCMaglev reached 603 km/h, showcasing how magnetic levitation could redefine long-distance rail travel.

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Construction on the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line is set to make significant progress after the Shizuoka prefectural ...

Private rooms scheduled to be adopted on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines this fall with the introduction of a new ...

Japan's long-delayed maglev rail project is back on track. After years of environmental disputes, construction can finally ...

On July 7, Shizuoka Governor Suzuki Yasutomo approved the construction of the Shizuoka section of the Linear Chuo ...

A closely watched high-speed magnetic levitation train line project in Japan still faces many challenges, including huge construction costs seen totaling 11 trillion yen, although it has cleared a maj ...

It seemed oddly lonely. In late September 2025, this Mainichi Shimbun reporter visited a park at a housing complex in the ...

For railway fans in Japan, few station sights are as nostalgic as the patapata departure board. Affectionately named after ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has set out her ambitions for HS2 to match the success of Japan’s iconic Shinkansen ...

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander says HS2 should be the match of Japan’s Shinkansen network, which started to be developed ...