SCMAGLEV｜Central Japan Railway Company

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Next stop:
The Future

Faster than the
fastest.
- World’s Fastest Man*
  
  27.8 mph
  
  *Winner of the men's track & field world records, as recognized
  by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
- World’s Fastest Production Motorcycle*
  
  209 mph
  
  *The Kawasaki Ninja H2 achieved a new world record with
  an average speed of 209.442mph in the Bonneville Speed Week.
- World’s Fastest Production Car*
  
  284 mph
  
  *In November of 2017, a Koenigsegg Agera RS broke the world record
  with a top speed of 284.5 mph.
- World’s Fastest Helicopter*
  
  293 mph
  
  *Eurocopter X3 can achieve 255 knots (472 km/h; 293 mph)
  on 7 June 2013.
- SCMAGLEV*
  
  374 mph
  
  *JR Central's SCMAGLEV train achieved the Guinness World Record
  of fastest train at 374 mph on April 21, 2015.
Proven safe:
Ridden by
310,000+* people.

*Since 1996, JR Central has operated SCMAGLEV train.
By January 2021, approximately 310,000 people boarded on the SCMAGLEV.
Distance covered:
4x to the moon
and back.
Over 2,044,000 mi
Eco-friendly solution:
⅓ the CO₂ emissions
of an airplane.*

*Calculated by JR Central
1train

=

1,000passengers*

=

500+cars**

How does this impact Japan?

*Passenger capacity for Series L0 16-car trainset. JR Central will reflect prospected demand and service level on passenger capacity for the revenue services.

**Number of cars are approximate and calculated based on a 2 persons per car average.
Before SCMAGLEV:
Travel time: 1hr 40mins

After SCMAGLEV:
Travel time: 1hr 40mins

Now under construction.
Not sci-fi.Not theory.Not a pipe dream.A REALITY.

For the United States,
it can be real too.
Imagine what
the world’s fastest train
can do
Skip 52% of the
worst highway bottlenecks
in the U.S.
No airport drama for short regional trips:50% of all U.S. flight delaysbegin in the Northeast region.
Go from DC to NY in 60mins.
Breakfast with friends in D.C.

Lunch with old colleagues in NYC.

Cheese snack with a client in Philly.

Cocktails back home in D.C.
All possible in one epic day.
Learn more about how this can bereal for the United States.
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