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JR Tokai's new bullet train to debut
An N700A Shinkansen at Tokyo Station on Feb. 1 (Shinichi Kawarada)
February 07, 2013
Boasting an automated speed control system and a host of passenger-friendly features, the new N700A Shinkansen bullet train will make its commercial debut Feb. 8.
Shinkansen Music Channel to go off air due to few...
N700 series Shinkansen (Provided by JR Tokai)
January 23, 2013
When Shinkansen schedules are revised in March, the Music Channel, a free service for bullet train passengers, will no longer be on board. The service, which has been offered...
Japan operator reveals high-speed maglev train
Yasukazu Endo, general manager of JR Tokai’s Yamanashi Maglev Test Center, answers questions from reporters, in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 22. The Series L0 is seen in the background. (Taku Hosokawa)
November 23, 2012
TSURU, Yamanashi Prefecture--A rail operator has unveiled a prototype high-speed magnetic levitation train, which it plans to operate on one of Japan's busiest routes from 2027.
Maglev train put through its paces during typhoon...
As Typhoon No. 15 rages, Central Japan Railway Co.'s maglev train undergoes a test run on an experimental line in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Sept. 21. (Hiroshi Kawai)
September 22, 2011
Even though Typhoon No. 15 was raging, Central Japan Railway Co. went ahead Sept. 21 with an experimental run of a train that uses magnetic levitation technology.
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