The maglev interior is slightly smaller than the bullet trains now in operation. There are also only four seats to a row, compared to the five now in use in Shinkansen trains. The window size is ...

The president of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) announced on March 29 that the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line will ... within its jurisdiction for the maglev line that would link Tokyo with ...

This would make those hovering along the the Chūō Shinkansen the world's fastest public trains, beating out the current record holder – the Shanghai Maglev – by nearly 30 miles per hour.

Returns are enhanced by extra charges for seat reservations, first class seats, and non-Shinkansen express trains. The company's focus is on building the new magnetic levitation, or maglev ...