This is a massive win for travellers hoping to hit Japan's most popular cities. The first leg of the Chuo Shinkansen line ...

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

The longest, largest, and fastest maglev train in the world, situated at the Yamanashi test track in Japan, has restarted public testing. The test track has recently been extended to 42.8 kilometers ...

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

Chinese scientists set a new world record as a maglev train reached 700 kilometers per hour in just two seconds. The experiment, conducted on December 25, used a 400-meter-long track and a nearly ...

A new high-speed transportation system is taking shape in China. On Thursday, state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) unveiled a prototype for a new high-speed magnetic-levitation — ...

LATHEN, Germany - A high-tech train that floats on powerful magnetic fields smashed into a maintenance car on an elevated test track Friday, killing 23 people and injuring 10 - the first fatalities on ...

When you see the Japanese L0 Series maglev train at full speed, it can be hard to spot the potential (extremely costly) failure. Some of that is down to speed. Propelled by superconducting magnets, a ...

Taking the train through China is about to get a lot more interesting—and about 100 mph faster. Late last week in Shandong province, state-owned rail company China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation ...

Construction company Max Bögl’s maglev system for driverless trains has been given a green light by the German Federal Authority. Ilaria Grasso Macola speaks to Max Bögl product manager Andreas Rau to ...