Central Japan Railway, the main railway operator in the Chūbu district, has a prototype of a maglev system are shown that a rate should get up to 500 kilometers per hour. The current fastest Shinkansen trains of the company to achieve 270km/h.
The prototype of the Series Lo, such as the company are new high-speed train is called, makes use of very strong magnets for hovering and locomotion. The rapid maglev system must, from 2027 serve on a route between Tokyo and Nagoya, and the intention is for the service to expand with Osaka as the destination in 2045. The Series Lo should rather go about a thousand passengers.
The maglev Central Japan Railway, which, inter alia, the JR Tokai line in the Chūbu district provides, it is not the first of its kind. For example, in the Chinese city of Shanghai alsinds 2002 magneetzweeftreindienst active, while in Japan since 2005, so-called maglev trains in Aichi drive. This last Linimo-trains, however, have a top speed of only 100km/h and the system was built for the Expo 2005 in Aichi.
The Shinkansen rail services in Japan are known for their punctual schedules and to the state of service in terms of safety. So have there since the inauguration of the first Shinkansen in 1964 on the Tokaido line no fatalities occurred as a result of derailments or collisions.
