While Elon Musk is dreaming, Japan makes the fastest train in the world.

Today the fastest train in the world is in Japan. Elon's dreams about Hyperloop are, of course, wonderful, but for now these are only dreams. Meanwhile, Japan presented the fastest train in the world, which hovers in the air - maglev .

Japan Rail presented a new train that can move at a speed of 500 km / h. Over the name, apparently, decided not to be confused and gave him the sweet sound of JR Tokai L0 Series Shinkansen. The train floats smoothly over the paths on a magnetic cushion without any friction in any weather.

At the moment, the train is working in test mode, reporting Tokyo and Nagoya, a full launch is planned for 2027. The train has an extremely long and pointed front to reduce air resistance. In this test mode, the trains will be equipped with 16 cars and will be able to carry up to 1000 passengers. By car, this journey takes about 350 km, the train will cover this distance in 40 minutes. Other high-speed trains now take up to 95 minutes to cover this distance.
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Despite all its manufacturability and advantages, the project throws serious financial challenges, namely $ 100 billion, to build a fully-prepared magnetic cushion between Tokyo and Osaka (about 500 km). If everything goes according to plan, then the Japanese will be able to move around their country faster than ever before.

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