The Chūō Shinkansen is a Japanese maglev line under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya, with plans for extension to Osaka. Its initial section is between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Nagoya Stati
An improved L0 Series maglev train undergoing testing on the Yamanashi test track in 2020
A maglev train on the Yamanashi Test Track, November 2005
Yamanashi Test Track viaduct under construction in the city of Fuefuki in the Kofu Basin, July 2011
Construction of Chūō Shinkansen Jinryō Exit, in 2019
Maglev is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by magnets rather than rolled on wheels.
Chūō Shinkansen
…The Chūō Shinkansen (中央新幹線, Central Shinkansen, lit. 'Central new trunk line') is a Japanese maglev line under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya, with plans for extension to Osaka. Its initial section is between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and…
Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo
The Birmingham International Maglev shuttle
Transrapid at the Emsland test facility