Infrastructure

Chuo Shinkansen completion delayed until 2034

By 2024-04-25T04:18:00

JR Central has tested the maglev technology in Yamanashi prefecture (Photo: Kazumiki Miura).

JAPAN: Central Japan Railway announced at the end of March that it no longer expects to start operating high speed superconducting maglev services over the Chuo Shinkansen between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027.

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