{"id":3794,"date":"2014-11-18T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indogomagazine.com\/indogo\/?p=3794"},"modified":"2014-12-02T02:27:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T10:27:17","slug":"japan-new-500kmh-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/indogomagazine.com\/indogo\/japan-new-500kmh-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan New 500km\/h Train"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japan\u2019s new maglev train travels at 500 kilometers per hour.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Central Japan Railway Company is testing a magnetically levitating train that can go up to 311 mph (500km\/h). That\u2019s more than twice the speed of the fastest bullet train currently operating in the United States.<\/p>\n

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The train\u2019s maglev technology reduces friction and helps them go faster than your average speeding bullet train. Shanghai, China also uses maglev train technology. This train can go 268 mph at top operational speed, but has been clocked at 311 mph before.<\/p>\n

The first 100 passengers hopped on board the Shinkansen train test track in Yamanashi Prefecture to test out what it\u2019s like to float along at breakneck speeds. The 42.8 km trip whizzed by as the train travelled at speeds of up to 500 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n

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The Central Japan Railway Company will be testing the trains over eight days, with a total of 2,400 passengers.<\/p>\n

The trains will eventually run from Tokyo to Nagoya by 2027. The trip will take about 40 minutes between stations.<\/p>\n

Source: Sarah Buhr\/Techcrunch and Katie Amey\/DailyMail<\/p>\n

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