NAGOYA, Apr 01 (News On Japan) –
JR Central has indicated it’s going to abandon its unique objective to inaugurate the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, which goals to attach Tokyo’s Shinagawa with Nagoya in as little as 40 minutes, by 2027.
JR Central President, Koei Niwa, expressed his remorse at a gathering held by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to overview environmental conservation measures for the Linear Shizuoka building sector:
“Unfortunately, we have come to the conclusion that it will not be possible to realize the opening between Shinagawa and Nagoya by 2027.”
The Shizuoka part, recognized for its difficult tunnel building, has been stalled because the contract was signed in 2017, with the prefecture not permitting the work to begin. JR Central estimates that it takes at the least 10 years from the beginning of building to the opening, noting, “Even if work could start this April, we would be delayed by six years and four months.”
Despite the absence of means to shorten the development interval based mostly on the efficiency of different sections, JR Central stays dedicated to striving for the earliest attainable opening.
Source: NTV NEWS