THE PROJECTThe first part of the project will connect
Shinagawa Station in Tokyo to Nagoya in 2027 and will cover the distance of 286 km in 40 minutes ( instead of 1h32 today with
the Tokaido Line and accessible with
your Japan Rail Pass). 86 % of the line will be underground. Later on, the line, called "Linear Chuo Shinkansen," will be subsequently extended by 153 kilometers to
Osaka. Works conducted by JR Central started in 2014.
Learn more about the Maglev trainIf you want to explore this technology during your trip in Japan, you can go to the Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center near Otsuki where the is an observatory room to see the line test or to the SC Maglev and Railway Park in Nagoya.
THE LINE MAP