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rdfs:label
  • New Main Line
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  • The New Main Line (Japanese:新本線, Korean: 새로운 본선), sometimes referred to as the Honsen Shinkansen or simply Shinkansen, is a currently operating maglev line connecting Seogyeong, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sapporo, East Asian Federation. The line is operated by the state-owned Federation Rail. The line in its entirety between Sinuiju and Sapporo was completed on July 3, 2010. It was expected to take a total journey time of six and a half hours, but in actuallity connects Sapporo and Seogyeong in just over five hours. It is a culmination of the maglev development since the late 1970s, a government funded project initiated by Japan Airlines and then-Japan Railways.
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map state
  • collapsed
End
  • Sapporo Station {east}
stations
  • 32
Open
  • 2008-07-17
Speed
  • 575.0
Status
  • Operating
Name
  • Honsen Shinkansen
  • New Main Line
Locale
Type
  • Inter-city Maglev
linelength
  • 3041.66
Caption
  • Honsen Shinkansen Test Train on the Tokkaido segment
Gauge
  • Standard Gauge
System
Start
Operator
Character
  • At-Grade and Underground
Owner
Stock
abstract
  • The New Main Line (Japanese:新本線, Korean: 새로운 본선), sometimes referred to as the Honsen Shinkansen or simply Shinkansen, is a currently operating maglev line connecting Seogyeong, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sapporo, East Asian Federation. The line is operated by the state-owned Federation Rail. The line in its entirety between Sinuiju and Sapporo was completed on July 3, 2010. It was expected to take a total journey time of six and a half hours, but in actuallity connects Sapporo and Seogyeong in just over five hours. It is a culmination of the maglev development since the late 1970s, a government funded project initiated by Japan Airlines and then-Japan Railways. Commercial maglev service between Saikyō and Seoul in 2008, connecting the two cities in 45 minutes. Service between Saikyō and Osaka began in February 2010, with the completion of the Japan-Korea Undersea Tunnel. The segment between Osaka and Tokyo was completed on June 14, 2010. The route to Sapporo via Tokyo was completed on July 3, 2010.