Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) has unveiled preliminary plans for its maglev train cars, scheduled to go into service in 2027 on the maglev bullet train line to be built between Tokyo and Osaka.
The first generation of maglev trains on the planned Linear Chuo Shinkansen has been dubbed the "L0," with "L" for "linear." The leading car will have a 15-meter-long nose, while the entire train will be painted in the white and blue livery of Tokaido Shinkansen Line trains in a pattern designed to enhance the impression of speed, the rail company said.
The car designs will retain the same basic specifications as the test cars at the maglev test track in Yamanashi Prefecture. However, the frame will be switched to a boxier design similar to the current N700 bullet train model, allowing more space for seats and overhead luggage racks. Each car will have seats for 68 passengers, except for the lead and rear cars, which will each seat 24.
JR Tokai has said that it will commission 14 of the new maglev cars, five of which will run on the extended test track at the end of fiscal 2013. The rail company will test a 12-car version sometime after fiscal 2015 in preparation for putting the train into regular service.
source: Mainichi
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