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The Chuo Shinkansen is a superconducting maglev line being built between Osaka and Tokyo Japan. Currently, a test facility in Yamanashi Japan is being upgraded to be a part of the final 272-mile corridor. The first phase of the train is expected to be open in 2027, and the full corridor by 2045.

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Why is the maglev train called the maglev train?

maglev is short for Magnetic Levitation.


When were maglev trains first being used?

MagLev trains were first designed by a German man named Hermann Kemper. he was the first man to design and patent a MagLev train. The first MagLev train to be built and used was designed by Thyssen Henschel, another German, in the 1970's. The first passenger-carrying MagLev train was introduced in 1979 at the International Transportation Exposition in Hamburg, Germany. Thus began the MagLev train.


What type of train uses magnets?

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It cannot. The magnets used for a maglev train must be engineered and built at very tight tolerances to allow a maglev train to function. Each magnet is specifically built for the maglev train, they cannot be "strengthened" versions of a magnet not made specifically for the train.


Does Italy have Maglev train?

no


What controls the levitation of the cars of a Maglev train?

The levitation of a maglev train is controlled by safety critical microprocessors (computers).


How does balance effect the maglev train?

It doesn't. The maglev train is engineered for weight distribution that is unaffected by normal loading.


How do you people get on maglev trains?

They get on from an opening passage way that comes out of the maglev train


Can maglev trains be used as freight movers?

Under current technology, no. A maglev train cannot handle the weight of freight that would make it efficient.


What does the magnetism do in maglev trains?

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What is the weight of the maglev train?

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What are the parts of a maglev train?

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