LINIMO, the Mag Lev Train

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago

The Linimo snaking its way across eastern Nagoya In 2005 , Aichi Prefecture was host to the World Expo 2005. To cater to the expected masses, and to comply with the EXPO's theme of ecological co-existance, renewable technology and the wonders of nature, an eco friendly, magnetically levitated train system was constructed between the last station on the Higashiyama Subway line at Fujigaoka, and Yakusa, site of the EXPO's satellite grounds.

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