Japan’s new super-fast L0 train floats above the ground and can go 500 km/h
This week, the first test runs for Japan’s new 500 kilometre-per-hour magnetic floating supertrain was a success.
The new generation of “L0 Trains” — set to be deployed in 2027 on the Tokyo-Nagoya line — are not the first “Mag Lev” (Magnetic Levitation) trains, but they are the first to regularly break 500 km/h.
The superfast trains use magnetic levitation instead of wheels to reduce friction and to allow the train to run better in all weather. The magnetic trains can also speed up and slow down more quickly than a traditional wheeled train. (JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)
［ 「歩ける線路」赤川鉄橋、歩道閉鎖へ 惜しむ声広がる ］
［ Close down a walking on the railway bridge, Akagawa. ］
・ More pictures about “the Akagawa bridge” here.
【Train とれいん】懐かしい時代～Ｌ特急「ひばり」
【Oldies Train in Japan】Limited express “HIBARI”, from Ueno to Sendai.
・ Full story about “ Oldies Train in Japan ” here.
【湾岸プロムナード】味のある注意書き
【Wangan promenade in Japan】A charming note: “Stop and See.”
・ Full story about “ Wangan promenade in Japan ” here.
【欧州横断3000キロ Vol.5】 食堂車で地元の料理を堪能
【A journey across Europe 3000km Vol.5】Satisfied with local dishes at a dining car.
・ Full story about “ A journey across Europe 3000km Vol.5 ” here.
【Train とれいん】懐かしい時代～都電の沿線風景
【Oldies Train in Japan】A scene of the Metropolitan electric railway(streetcar).
・ Full story about “ Oldies Train in Japan ” here.
【湾岸プロムナード】鉄橋を渡って
【Wangan promenade in Japan】A train cross a railroad bridge.
・ Full story about “ Wangan promenade in Japan ” here.
【欧州横断3000キロ Vol.4】 中世の街並み プラハ到着
【A journey across Europe 3000km Vol.4】Arrived at Prague, streets of medieval times
・ Full story about “ A journey across Europe 3000km Vol.4 ” here.
【Train とれいん】あれっ？ ヘッドマークが…
【Oldies Train in Japan】Look! Something is strange with a name plate on the front of a train.
・ Full story about “ Oldies Train in Japan ” here.
【欧州横断3000キロ Vol.3】 寝台車内でパスポートチェック、国境を実感
【A journey across Europe 3000km Vol.3】Check a passport in a sleeping car, feel that frontier is real
・ Full story about “ A journey across Europe 3000km Vol.3 ” here.
【Train とれいん】懐かしい時代～ブルートレイン「みずほ」
【Oldies Train in Japan】Blue Train “Mizuho”
・ Full story about “ Oldies Train in Japan ” here.
