Nikkei Asia

Japan bullet train operator JR Central hopes to take maglev tech overseas

NAGOYA, Japan -- Central Japan Railway, known as JR Central, has ambitions to take its proprietary magnetic levitation ...
Railway Technology

Japan begins testing of fastest bullet train Alfa-X

Japan has started testing the high-speed bullet train Alfa-X, which is capable of travelling at a speed of 400km/h. Japan has started testing the high-speed bullet train Alfa-X, which is capable of ...
Nikkei Asia

Japan maglev train faces $26bn cost overrun, uncertain start date

NAGOYA, Japan -- A ultrahigh-speed train project that will connect Tokyo and Nagoya is set to exceed the previous cost estimate by roughly 4 trillion yen ($26.3 billion) due to rising material and ...
Railway Technology

Five questions for Alfa-X: the world’s fastest bullet train

Japan recently unveiled its next-generation bullet train Alfa-X, which will run at a maximum speed of 240mph once in operation in 2030. As tests kick off, we answer the five questions that the ...