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Chūō Shinkansen, the japanese train that floats
21/11/2023 – Even faster? A major battle is being waged between Japan and China over a railway technology that has been forgotten in Europe: magnetic levitation (Maglev). With the levitation technology, trains run above the tracks, not along them, suspended in the air by magnetic forces. So there is no wear and…

How Asia became the first high-speed rail continent
07/11/2023 – Asia, initially led by Japan and now by China, is dominating the high-speed rail sector, outpacing Europe and leaving North America behind. High-speed rail began in Japan in the 1960s, with top speeds rising over decades from 210km/h to a typical 350km/h…

Japan’s railway operator launches “office cars”
22/11/21 – Japan’s East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) on Monday launched onboard “office cars” on certain Shinkansen bullet trains on lines connecting Tokyo and the country’s northern and central parts to meet the growing demand for telework amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Without additional charge, the new service allows passengers to talk on the phone and participate in online meetings from…

JR West operates Shinkansen exclusively for vaccinated passengers
20/11/21 – JR West, has been operating an exclusive Shinkansen high-speed train for passengers vaccinated against the new coronavirus and those with negative COVID-19 test results since Saturday. The train left Shin-Osaka station to join Hakata in the southwest of the country. This Shinkansen was intended for…

Japan: integrated railways but a contrasting railway policy
07/12/2020 – We know little about Japan and its railway policy, which is often the subject of various fantasies. Contrary to European countries, there is not a single national railway but dozens of integrated railways at local and regional level. Some make many money while others suffer from the depopulation of rural areas and an ageing population.

Why are Japanese trains so punctual? – 03/22/2020 – Japan’s railways date back 140 years. Over this period, an impressive amount of know-how has been accumulated to ensure the smooth running of the railways. The result is a system that is now considered one of the best in the world. Japanese society, which may appear to be very strict, has developed a way of managing the work of railway…

This is the new commuter train
– 22/09/2019 – Are you afraid of the Asian railway? Then this is for you. Hitachi Rail, a Japanese company present in Italy and Great Britain, delivered a rather new suburban train for a local network in Tokyo. An inspiration for future European trains? Let’s dream. The new train « Laview », Class Seibu 001( 西武 001 ), is a Emu operated by Seibu Railway’s private operator on express services in the…

Are futuristic maglev trains could revolutionize railways ?
06/17/2019 – While the world looks at Hyperloop projects with caution, it is useful to look at another railway technology: magnetic levitation, which Europe seems to have definitively cancelled …

05/28/2019 – New Bullet Train Model ‘Supreme’ Hits Record Speed in Test Run – The N700s — the suffix stands for ‘supreme’ — is lighter and uses less energy than current designs, as well as boasting additional safety features in case of earthquakes. (Bloomberg)

Dear railway commuters : be glad you’re not japanese !
06/25/2018 – Tired of your commuter life, standing up, squeezed in a bad train to get to the center of London or New York? You hate the Thameslink? Be grateful not to be Japanese! By reading these lines, you will realize that you are finally a privileged person. Diving into another world, far from home.

Japan: the Maglev reaches 603km/hr and a new line of 286 kilometers is building
28/01/2016 – Last week, it has been announced by Japan Railways’ Operator JR that Maglev, the train which works with the technology of magnetic elevation, has reached 603 km/hr, according to the test results conducted. A plan was decided to build the first commercial line of such trains with a length of 286 km between Tokyo and Nagoya.