Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) will in September begin test runs paving the way for the launch of a magnetically levitated train line between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027, marking a milestone in its half-century of efforts to develop an ultrahigh-speed superconducting train system.
JR Tokai is extending its experimental track in Yamanashi Prefecture to 42.8 km for the tests, which involve the new L0 series shinkansen.
In mid-May, the carrier kicked off a second round of meetings with local residents along the line to explain the project in detail, including progress on environmental assessments.