L0 Series Shinkansen
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The is a high-speed maglev train on order by Central Japan Railway Company
(JR Central) for use on the Chūō Shinkansen
under construction between Tokyo
and Osaka
in Japan. 14 pre-production vehicles will be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
and Nippon Sharyo
, a subsidiary of JR Central.
The train is planned to run at 500 km/h (310.7 mph), offering Tokyo - Osaka journey times of 1 hour 7 minutes.
The first 5-car train is expected to begin tests at the Yamanashi Test Track in 2013; the test track is being extended.
Central Japan Railway Company
The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
(JR Central) for use on the Chūō Shinkansen
Chuo Shinkansen
The is a planned maglev line connecting Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, Japan. The only part of the line that exists is the Yamanashi test track, which is currently being extended from 18.4 km to 42.8 km. The line is proposed to connect Tokyo and Nagoya in the first stage in 40 minutes, and eventually...
under construction between Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
in Japan. 14 pre-production vehicles will be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
, or MHI, is a Japanese company. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group.-History:In 1870 Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard. He named it Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale...
and Nippon Sharyo
Nippon Sharyo
, , formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2004. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange...
, a subsidiary of JR Central.
The train is planned to run at 500 km/h (310.7 mph), offering Tokyo - Osaka journey times of 1 hour 7 minutes.
The first 5-car train is expected to begin tests at the Yamanashi Test Track in 2013; the test track is being extended.