Japan launches high-speed cushion train running 500km / h

Japan has launched the first generation of high-speed cushion train with a speed of 500 km / h.

The top of the high-speed train with code L0 is nearly 92 feet (28m) long. The 49-foot (15-meter) aerodynamic cockpit compartment features 24 seats. All 16 cabins can carry 1,000 passengers at the same time.

The world's most modern vessel was designed by Japan Central Railways (JR Tokai) and is scheduled to come on stream in 2027, connecting Tokyo's Shinagawa Station in central Tokyo to Nagoya.

Currently, the journey from Shinagawa Station to Nagoya will take 90 minutes with Shinkansen Generation. However, the new technology will reduce the travel time to 40 minutes.

In particular, the new accelerator cradles without wheels should remove the friction resistance, helping the ship move gently at high speeds through the suction force from the rails.

JR Tokai has announced plans to double its rails (26 miles / 42 km) at the Tsuru development base and conduct further tests.

"Through the testing process, we will perform the final inspection steps to ensure that the new generation of paddles will work smoothly when it comes to the market," said Yasukazu Endo, director of Tsuru Development Center. commercial School".

The target is to expand the line of the new track from Osaka to 2045, and the cost of building the new rail system will be 8.44 trillion yen ($ 103 billion).

At present, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan is proposing to expand the railroad rails operated by JR Tokai. It will pass through the southern Alps to northwest Fuji.

Japan will be the first country to build a large-scale accelerator train and hope to export the technology to other countries.

Japan is well known as a pioneer in the bullet train program. JR Tokai said that by 2025, the technology for making high-speed trains would be 60 years old. In particular, the accelerator train uses less exhaust technology than the airline industry. Currently, a magnetic train is operating in Shanghai, China with an average speed of 250km / h and a top speed of 431km / h.