Japan’s $64BN Gamble on Levitating Bullet Trains Explained

Executive Producer and Narrator - Fred Mills
Producer - Tim Gibson
Video Editing and Graphics - James Durkin

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[nabidiboyjones]

Finally a country that understands that public transport is one of the most important components of city infrastructure.

[bartandaelus]

One of the things I appreciate most about Japan is their willingness to build these insane investments into infrastructure.

[sushantmanandhar]

"It'll move at twice the speed and cut times in half"
I did the math for a few hours and I can confirm that it checks out

[IKEMENOsakaman]

As a journalist working in a regional press, I was one of the few lucky ones to board the test maglev between Tokyo and Nagoya. It's quiet and stable, and when I closed my eyes, I really could forget that I was moving at 500km per hour.

[BassBanj]

I absolutely love trains, the only thing stopping me from taking them more in the UK is that the ticket prices are insane, if they were affordable I'd ride them all the time

[jantube]

"The maglev train can go only every 10 minutes unlike the traditional bullet train that can go every three minutes" - *Me crying silently in German* The train I have to take only comes every 60 minutes and sometimes slows down to 50 km/h. :(

[Sohampn]

In my opinion this train system is also like the shinkansen in the 60's everybody was criticising it until it opened to the public and started generating enormous profits and economic benefits Japan should not cancel or delay this project

[kevinerosa]

Drove to Mt. Fuji and you could see the testing off the highway. Fastest thing I have ever seen. Japan is an amazing country.

[harshvemuri]

Its crazy to think about it.
When its done, it'll take me more time to get from my home in the Tokyo suburbs (about 30km from central Tokyo) to the Maglev station, than it takes to go from Tokyo to Osaka which is almost 600km away.

Can't wait!

[antonallen]

One reason why this line would be super beneficial, is because you could live in a cheaper city (I’m pretty sure Nagoya and Osaka are relatively cheaper), and still get a job in Tokyo, where most of them are located. This would help quite a bit

[jimsvideos]

The shot of the rain coming off as the train goes through the station was curiously engaging.

[velocirapture]

Japan is such an interesting mix of modern and traditional. Very neat to see what's down the road here. I need to go back and visit, it's been a while.

[tomotaka]

The pride of the Japanese Shinkansen is that it is safe and no one has died from train derailments for more than half a century.

[moechinatsu]

B1M talking about train again?? Let's gooo

[SkandiaAUS]

I loved travelling on these when I went on holiday to Japan. They're so quiet and efficiently run. It was actually quite soothing.

[ak]

It is very beneficial for the nation to improve on these nationwide bottlenecks. Since Japan has a small land area and the distance between cities is short, there is not much advantage in flying, so you can invest a lot of money in trains.

[leewhite]

The UK is spending more than double that amount with HS2 to have trains that run at the same speed Japans trains were in 1958

Let that sink in.

[dliyrdy]

I've been in the shinkansen that connects Tokyo with Kyoto, and let me tell you, it's a marvel of technology. While speeding at insane speeds you can hardly feel any movement. The surface of my glass of water was perfectly still. Amazing

[georgek]

Japan has their priorities straight !!!!

[roobickrubenkeshishi]

I have lived in Japan for 25 years and I Love living there, Highly educated and modest people . Tokyo the train fares are pretty reasonable and efficient . Japanese are honest and hard working people, Japan has population 127, 000, 000 and one of the safest country in the world . incredible people they are well mannared shy, rather quiet and as I said well educated . God bless Japan and the Wonderful Japanese people .