A huge project is underway to build a high-speed passenger maglev --magnetic levitation -- line in Japan, long-delayed due to environmental opposition. Media and other participants were given an opportunity to test ride the train in Tsuru city on October 16. Maglev trains, which can run at speeds above 500 kilometres per hour, were meant to begin service between Tokyo and Nagoya in central Japan in 2027, but this has been pushed back to 2034 or later. The aim is to create a "dual system" with the existing bullet train network, said Daisuke Kumajima from JR Central, the operator of the project, which for now remains a test line. IMAGES