A railway using the world's fastest train is undergoing construction between Tokyo and Nagoya, though environmental objections have stalled its arrival.
It was destined to slash journey times as the world's fast bullet train hovered commuters to their homes and offices at dazzling speed.However, construction of Japan's Chūō Shinkansen rail line has come to halt amid objections over its impact on those who live nearby.Chūō Shinkansen will connect the nation's capital to the southeastern cities of Nagoya and Osaka.The Shinkansen network of railway lines already connects most of the country via high-speed 'bullet' trains.
The Japanese government granted permission to the Central Japan Railway Company for the project in May 2011.Construction of Chūō Shinkansen, which commenced in 2014, is expected to cost over ¥9 trillion, or $56 billion.Given that the length of rail currently connecting Tokyo to Osaka is some 300 miles long, this works out at roughly $187 million per mile of track.The first stretch connecting Tokyo to Nagoya was initially scheduled for completion in 2027.
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