NO MAGLEV FOR SECOND TOKAIDO LINE

Japan's Ministry of Transport has criticized JNR officers who are "over-enthusiastic" about maglev trains--and Ministry plans call for construction of a second 'conventional' Shinkanses line between Tokyo and Osaka by 1980. A Ministry statement says: "The linear-motor-driven magnetic levitation train now being developed is still premature because of technical difficulties, high construction costs and inadequate economic benefits."

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

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  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 10
• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Intelligent transportation systems; Magnetic levitation; Passenger service; Technology
• Identifier Terms: Shinkansen
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050330
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM