NEWS ON JAPAN
 
Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, said Wednesday it has started to build underground stations at two terminals for a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya, with the aim of starting service in 2027.

In October, JR Tokai, operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train service, gained government approval for its project to build the maglev train line in a 9 trillion yen (about $77 billion) project.

The next-generation high-speed rail uses magnetic levitation to carry vehicles and reaches a top speed of 500 kilometers per hour.