The upcoming Chuo Shinkansen is expected to reduce travel time between Tokyo and Nagoya from 1.5 hours to only 40 minutes.

Maglev trains promise ultra-fast, smooth and low-carbon travel, but vibration caused by complex interactions between trains, ...

Gov. Wes Moore (D) watches a passing high-speed maglev train on April 12, 2025, during a trade mission to Japan. (Photo by Ken Katsurayama/Governor's Office) As the ...

At 603 km/h, the new maglev train sets a record and changes how distance is experienced. The remarkable part is not just that ...

YAMANASHI, JAPAN — The inside of the train car goes eerily quiet at 93 miles per hour, a familiar rattle disappearing into a hum as it lifts four inches off the ground, levitating and speeding through ...

Maglev bullet trains promise a future where steel wheels and clattering rails give way to smooth, floating speed. Yet the reality on today’s tracks is more nuanced, with some systems gliding entirely ...

Currently, the bullet train (Shinkansen) is the fastest way to travel this distance, taking around 2 hours and 30 minutes on ...

WASHINGTON — A project that would link Baltimore and Washington, D.C. via high-speed rail is no more, with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy blaming $26 million in cuts on "decades of poor ...

BEIJING - China unveiled a maglev train capable of a top speed of 600 kph on Tuesday, state media said. The maximum speed ...

Maglev transportation systems utilise magnetic levitation to eliminate mechanical contact between the vehicle and the guideway, thereby reducing friction and wear while enabling exceptionally ...