Chūō Shinkansen
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The Chūō Shinkansen is Japan’s next-generation maglev high-speed rail line planned to connect Tokyo and Nagoya (and eventually Osaka) at ultra-high speeds using superconducting magnetic levitation technology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maglev high-speed rail line
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planned railway line ⓘ |
| alignmentType | largely tunnel-based route ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Linear Chūō Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesWith |
air travel between Tokyo and Nagoya
ⓘ
air travel between Tokyo and Osaka ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | magnetic levitation ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
energy consumption at very high speeds
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tunneling impacts in mountain regions ⓘ |
| fundingModel | primarily financed by JR Central ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| nameInJapanese | 中央新幹線 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Central Japan Railway Company
NERFINISHED
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JR Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedEndStationPhase1 | Nagoya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedExtensionEndStation | Shin-Osaka Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedIntermediatePrefectures |
Gifu Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagano Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedLineLengthPhase1 | approximately 286 km ⓘ |
| plannedLineLengthTokyoOsaka | over 400 km ⓘ |
| plannedMaximumOperatingSpeed | 505 km/h ⓘ |
| plannedOpeningPhase1 | mid-2030s ⓘ |
| plannedOpeningPhase2 | after completion of Tokyo–Nagoya section ⓘ |
| plannedRouteRegion |
Chūbu region
NERFINISHED
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Kansai region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kantō region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedServiceType | passenger-only ⓘ |
| plannedStartStation | Shinagawa Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedTestSpeedRecord | 603 km/h ⓘ |
| plannedTravelTimeTokyoNagoya | about 40 minutes ⓘ |
| plannedTravelTimeTokyoOsaka | about 67 minutes ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
high-speed intercity passenger transport
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relief of Tōkaidō Shinkansen capacity ⓘ |
| propulsion | linear motor ⓘ |
| regulator | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedProject | Yamanashi Maglev Test Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
automatic train control
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earthquake-resistant design ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock | L0 Series maglev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | superconducting magnetic levitation ⓘ |
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