Japan is leading the way in transportation innovation with the world’s first inter-city magnetic levitation (maglev) train. Capable of reaching 500 km/h, this next-generation train levitates above the ...

allowing it to ride faster and smoother than a conventional train. Japan's maglev train is earmarked for deployment between Tokyo and Nagoya – a trip that takes five hours by car, but would only ...

The future of Japan’s incredible £50 billion train line hangs in the balance as the project faces delays. Japan's ambitious Maglev bullet train project, designed to revolutionise high-speed ...

Maglev trains are expected to connect Tokyo and Nagoya in just 40 minutes, less than half the time of the current bullet train service.

The result of this advancement is an ultra-smooth ride at unprecedented speeds, and recent tests have shown promising results ...

In Japan 's Yamanashi prefecture, JR-Maglev MLX01 test trains have gone as fast as 361 mph by using superconducting magnets and electro-dynamic suspensions, or EDS.

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai ... A cup filled with water demonstrated the extent of shaking when the maglev train was running at very high speed. Before magnetic levitation occurs ...

Japan's maglev train just set a world record speed of 375 mph (over 600 kph) during a manned test run on April 21. Central Japan Railway plans to launch the service of the magnetically levitated ...

The Central Japan Railway Co. is preparing to build a 290km magnetically levitated (maglev) train line between Tokyo and central Japan. The target speed for the train is 310 mph. Central Japan ...

Larry Hogan gave a thumbs-up to Japan’s magnetic-levitation train after taking a ride at 505 kilometers per hour. Tokyo hopes to export the pricey technology to the U.S. Photo: Getty Images ...