Japanese Build 500 KM/H Mag-Lev Train Prototypes:
The Japanese have announced the construction of several
prototypes for mag-lev (magnetic levitation) trains, which can
reportedly reach a top speed of 500 km/h (311 mph)
They will pave the way for a ‘production version’ of the trains, which
will run from Tokyo to Nagoya in less than half the time required by
their current conventional bullet trains (a Tokyo-Osaka route is also
planned - total cost of the entire project is $112-billion).
The trains themselves can tow up to 16 carriages, which equates to
roughly 1,000 passengers. However, all of this is still far away in the
future, as the Nagoya route is planned to come online in 2027, while the
Osaka route will be ready in 2045.
the Chinese already have a high-speed mag-lev line (since 2004), and
their trains can also achieve the same 500 km/h (311 mph) top speed.
Furthermore, the Chinese are also planning a vacuum tube mag-lev system,
which will allow the train to travel closer to 1,000 km/h (610 mph) -
the project is set to commence in 2013-2014.
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