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The Chuo Shinkansen (中央新幹線, Central 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 Station in Nagoya, with stations in Sagamihara, Kōfu, Iida and Nakatsugawa.
- 中央新幹線
- Under construction
- Chuo Shinkansen Project Overview
- Route and Stations
- Construction Progress and Expectations
The Chuo Shinkansen project was initiated by Japan Airlines and the now-defunct Japanese National Railways before the facilities and research were taken over by the Central Japan Railway Company. The Japanese government gave permission to proceed with construction of the line in May 2011, with a budget of over ¥9 trillion, and construction began in...
The completed line of the Chuo Shinkansen will run from Tokyo to Nagoya to Osaka, with several stops in provinces along the route. Work has already begun on two of the major stations on the route, the Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and the Nagoya station. The other confirmed stationsalong the Toyko-Nagoya line will be: 1. Hashimoto in Kanagawa Prefectu...
The construction status of much of the Chuo Shinkansen project is still in the early stages, although much progress has already been made. Construction has already begun on the maglev station at Shinagawa, which will consist of 4 tracks and 2 platforms. However, as it is being built beneath the existing Shinkansen station, construction will take an...
Jan 11, 2020 · Popularly referred to in Japanese as a “linear motor car” (リニアモーターカー), JR’s new maglev train will operate along the still under construction Chūō Shinkansen (中央新幹線) line when it goes into service in the latter half of the 2020s. The Chūō Shinkansen will take only 67 minutes to reach Osaka from Tokyo.
Jun 13, 2022 · The new Chuo Shinkansen (中央新幹線 Chūō Shinkansen), owned by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), will run on a new cutting-edge magnetic levitation (maglev) system at 505km/h, almost double the current top speed of 320km/h of the current fastest shinkansen.
The Chuo Line (中央線, Chūō-sen) is the only JR line to cross the circle of the Yamanote Line. Two types of trains run on the Chuo Line in central Tokyo: orange colored rapid trains (kaisoku) and yellow colored local trains (futsu). The rapid trains stop only at Shinjuku, Yotsuya, Ochanomizu, Kanda and Tokyo stations, while the local ...
Oct 1, 2014 · On October 1, 1964, the shinkansen began commercial service between Japan’s two largest cities of Tokyo and Osaka. Now 50 years on, the iconic train runs from Aomori in the north to Kagoshima...
