To meet the requirements, Japan's Shinkansen features measures built into the tracks to reduce noise and vibrations. The shape of the train's "nose" is also streamlined to reduce "tunnel boom", an ...

When it enters service, the Maglev Chuo Shinkansen will be the world's fastest bullet train ... Japan Railway disagrees. The company has told the prefecture it will use waterways and pumps in the ...

GIFU -- Central Japan Railway Co ... centimeters near the construction site of the Komamba tunnel for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev train line. The company attributed the problem to the ...

Japan's famous bullet train used to make a loud BOOM sound when it travelled through tunnels. But, thanks to a spot of bird-watching, an engineer was able to fix the problem after he was inspired ...

Although it's around 45mph slower than Japan's bullet trains and France's TGV, it's still quite fast for a single-track railway. Despite being the longest train tunnel in the world, alternatives ...

The two men were working inside the tunnel with three others when the collapse occurred around 7:20 p.m., according to Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), which is developing the maglev train ...