Last update 1997/05/21
Yamanashi Maglev Test Line
Test Center of the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line
Route of the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line
On the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line extending 42.8 km between Sakaigawa and Akiyama of Yamanashi Prefecture, various confirmation tests are being performed to obtain a final perspective of Maglev feasibility.
The Test Center was officially opened on July 1996, to start on the program of test runs and complete the developmental activities, aimed at the realization of Maglev by the end of 1999.
Installations on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line (priority section)
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Profile of the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line
The followings are major test items to take place on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line:
- Confirmation for possibilities of safe, comfortable, and stable run at 500 km/h;
- Confirmation of reliability and durability of the vehicle, wayside facilities, and equipment as well as the Superconducting Magnets;
- Confirmation of structural standards including the minimum radius of curvature and the steepest gradient;
- Confirmation of center-to-center track distance for safety of trains passing each other;
- Confirmation of vehicle performance in relation to tunnel cross-section and to pressure fluctuations in the tunnels;
- Confirmation of performance of the turnout facilities;
- Confirmation of environmental impact;
- Establishment of multiple-train operation control systems;
- Confirmation of operation and safety systems and track maintenance criteria;
- Establishment of inter-substation control systems;
- Pursuit of economic issues, construction and operation costs.
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