Japan Railway Journal - Season 2 Episode 4 Superconducting Maglev: The Extreme Speeds of Tomorrow
Traveling at 500km/h, the Superconducting Maglev will connect Tokyo to Nagoya in just 40 minutes and is planned to begin commercial service in 2027. To achieve such extreme speeds, magnetic levitation is used to lift the train 10cm above the guideway. See the cutting-edge technology used to safely operate ultra-high speed services, and experience the world of 500km/h rail travel as we report from the 42km-long Yamanashi Maglev Test Line.
First Air Date: Mar 09, 2015
Last Air date: Oct 24, 2024
Season: 10 Season
Episode: 153 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 31.018
Language: Japanese, English
Keyword : train, railroad, train travel, train station, railway history, railway, bullet trains, japanese train
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Seven Stars in Kyushu: The Local Revitalizing Cruise Train
Second Chances for Used Trains in Southeast Asia
Earthquake Safety: What 5 Years Has Taught Us
Superconducting Maglev: The Extreme Speeds of Tomorrow
Ekiben: A True Rail Traveling Companion
Premium Express Shimakaze: A Train of Dreams to Reality
The Cat Stationmaster Who Rescued a Railway
New Generation Express: Journey to Speed and Comfortability
The Future of Rail Freight Transport
Kyoto Railway Museum: The Story of Rail Transport in Japan
Light Rail Vehicles: Modern Trams Reshaping Urban Transit
Keikyu: The Strive for World-Class Rail Operation
World-Class Maintenance: The Backbone of Shinkansen Operations
Railways Back on Track: Six Months After the Kumamoto Earthquakes
Future Prospects Made in the Past: JR East's Steam Loco Strategy
Picking Up the Pace: JR Shikoku's Tactics for Survival
The Seeds of Success: Kyoto's Sagano Scenic Railway