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In 2015, This Japanese Train Ran at 603 Km/h without Touching the Rail: Ten Years Later, It Still Does Not Have a Line

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In 2015, a Japanese maglev train set an impressive record at 603 km/h without touching the rails. Eleven years later, this technological prodigy still has no commercial line. The project, blocked for seven years by environmental issues in Shizuoka, has just restarted in July 2026. More
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In 2015, a Japanese maglev train set an impressive record at 603 km/h without touching the rails. Eleven years later, this technological prodigy still has no commercial line. The project, blocked for seven years by environmental issues in Shizuoka, has just restarted in July 2026. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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