A Japanese magnetic levitation train has
broken its own world speed record, hitting
603km/h (374mph) in a test run near Mount
Fuji.
The train beat the 590km/h speed it had set
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), which
owns the trains, wants to introduce the service
between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya
by 2027.
The 280km journey would take only about 40
minutes, less than half the current time.
However, passengers will not get to experience
the maglev's record-breaking speeds because
the company said its trains will operate at a
maximum of 505km/h.
Construction is estimated at nearly $100bn
(£67bn) just for the stretch to Nagoya, with
more than 80% of the route expected to go
through costly tunnels, reported AFP news
agency.
The government is also hoping to sell the
maglev train technology overseas.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is
visiting the US on Sunday where he is
expected to pitch for a role in building a new
high-speed rail line between New York and Washington

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