TOKYO: Japanese maglev train has made a new speed record in a test run near Mount Fuji. The train touches the speed of 603 kilometer per hour.
The seven-car maglev train hit a top speed of 603 kilometers per hour and managed nearly 11 seconds at over 600 kilometer per hour. The train broke its own record of 590 kilometers per hour that it had made last week in another test.
Maglev trains use electrically charged magnets to lift and move carriages above the rail tracks.
Central Japan Railway (JR Central) hoped to introduced the service between Tokyo and central city of Nagoya by 2027.
