Business / Corporate Oct 19, 2020
JR Central uses test ride to show off updated maglev shinkansen
The new magnetically levitated bullet train service will link Tokyo and Osaka at speeds of up to 500 kilometers per hour once completed.
Business / Corporate Oct 5, 2020
Japan struggles to fill bullet trains running with empty seats
by Shiho Takezawa
East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. are forecasting their deepest losses since the country’s rail network was privatized in 1987.
National Aug 15, 2020
The legal action is just one of several being taken by residents who are worried the project will ruin a river vital to its well known tea and orange crops.
Reference | FYI Aug 13, 2020
Japan’s maglev project derailed by pandemic and environmental fears
by Tomohiro Osaki
Shizuoka's governor is refusing to greenlight crucial work for the whopping ¥9 trillion project, and COVID-19 has caused a reassessment of future demand.
National Jul 22, 2020
The number of Japan Railways Group train seats booked for the Bon summer holiday period between Aug. 7 and 17 dived 79 percent from a year before, JR companies said Wednesday. The weakness reflected falls in demand for travel amid a resurgence of novel coronavirus ...
National Jul 15, 2020
JR Central chief vows to get maglev back on track amid Shizuoka opposition
Central Japan Railway Co. President Shin Kaneko on Wednesday vowed to put the firm's ultrahigh-speed magnetic levitation shinkansen line into service as soon as possible, despite a delay in construction work. The company, better known as JR Tokai, has been unable to restart preparatory work ...
National / Politics Jul 6, 2020
JR Central gives up on 2027 maglev launch after Shizuoka backs farmers
The governor's decision means the railway's futuristic maglev line won't get off the ground in 2027 as planned and Shizuoka's tea and orange farmers can rest easy.
Business / Corporate Jul 1, 2020
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) started the commercial operations of its N700S bullet train on the Tokaido Shinkansen line on Wednesday. The N700S is the first all-new Tokaido Shinkansen train in 13 years. It offers improved functions for passenger seats, with a power outlet ...
Business / Corporate Jun 27, 2020
JR Central to delay planned 2027 start of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev train service
Setback expected after local governor rejects approving the start of preparatory construction work, citing environmental concerns.
Business / Corporate Jun 13, 2020
JR Central lifts covers on N700S bullet train to rekindle ridership
With passenger numbers slashed by the coronavirus, JR Central hopes the totally new model and its creature comforts will get people riding bullet trains again.
Business / Corporate May 22, 2020
Japan's railways plan to scale back shinkansen suspensions as COVID-19 epidemic wanes
Three Japan Railways Group firms said Friday they plan to scale back cancellations of regular bullet train services ahead of a recovery in travel demand expected from the government's lifting of the state of emergency in many areas of the country. Central Japan Railway Co. ...