Test drive a linear motor car! I got on a 503km / h that exceeds the supercar!

Experience 500 km / h with a test drive of a linear motor car

I have experienced the first "503km / h" in my life with a vehicle that runs on the ground, not an airplane! 503km / h ... Yes, the vehicle that can run at this speed ... When will it be possible? That "linear motor car (superconductivity)linear)"is!

Yamanashi Prefectural Linear Tour CenterLinear test drive experience at

This linear motor car is still under development, and is located in Yamanashi Prefecture.Yamanashi Prefectural Linear Tour Center, And running experiments are being repeated. By the way, the linear motor car is said to be a magnetic levitation type railway (superconducting maglev), and when explaining to foreigners in English, it is almost impossible to say "Linear motor car", and in English it was called "Maglev Train". The person will surely communicate. "Magnetic levitation" = Maglve from Magnetic levitation.

At this linear tour center, it is possible to observe the linear motor car running at 500 km / h from the tour center while the linear motor car is in a trial run. However, in order to "ride" on this actual test run linear motor car, it is necessary to apply for a long time and win the lottery. I won the second application! I'm too happy!

By the way, at the time of the first lottery, it seems that the magnification was 100 times or more, but recently it seems that it has dropped to about 30 times, so I think that it will be easier to win in the future. In addition, it was said that there will be a test drive during the summer vacation, so a new lottery application may start soon! If you are interested, please apply.You can apply from JR Central's website.

That's why I put the children on Porsche and ran to Yamanashi prefecture! I can't imagine the speed of 500km / h, which far exceeds the speed felt by Porsche.

Passengers head to the special building for boarding just below the Linear Tour Center parking lot (By the way, there are many free parking lots, so I think it's okay to go by car).

First of all, the staff will take a commemorative photo such as a family photo (if you give them your smartphone or camera, they will take a picture with it, so it is often taken and printed in tourist spots. I don't take any money for photography to buy a smartphone! Kindness!). It will be a good memorial.

All linear motor car facilities are under the control of JR Central

Of course, this facility is also under the control of JR Central. Recently, I've heard a lot of bad news such as discussions with JR Central about the development of Linear, but I think I'll enjoy riding without thinking about the riding experience (laughs)!

Baggage inspection at the airport level before the test drive of the linear motor car

Baggage inspection is required before entering the facility. Of course, all the children's backpacks were confirmed properly.

After further baggage inspection, is this exactly the airport? The gate of the metal detector that seems to be! Hmmm, there is some tension!

If you pass the security without any problem, you will be issued a ticket. This area is also like an airplane. Will it look like this when it goes into production? Or is it a test drive now?

If you win, you will receive a postcard with your registration number written in advance, so enter that number to issue a ticket. On the issued ticket, the name of the passenger registered at the time of application and the ticket that specifies the linear car number and seat number of each passenger will be printed. It is a completely reserved seat system.

We proceeded from baggage inspection to boarding ticket machine, so it's finally time to check in! You can enter by holding the code on your boarding pass over the machine. It feels like an airport.

Participation in the briefing session is required before the experience of riding the Superconducting Maglev

Well, after checking in, I will enter the room beyond that as prompted ..., there is a seminar room. The seats here are also numbered in the same way as the reserved seats in the linear train, and are exactly fixed like "Car 1 10th row A". Among them, I searched for my reserved seat and took a seat.

From here, a brief schedule for this day will be explained. The experimental route is 42.8km long. First of all, head toward Uenohara City at 320 km / h, then run through to Fuefuki City at a stretch of 500 km / h, then run from Fuefuki City to the front of Uenohara City at 500 km / h, and then return to the experimental center.

In addition, there was a video about the history of the linear motor car, but shooting was prohibited in that area, so if you have a chance, please take a look! You can see something similar in the video screening in the Linear Tour Center.

By the way, when it opens, "40 minutes between Tokyo and Nagoya""67 minutes between Tokyo and OsakaIt seems. It's usually about the time required for commuting. great! The amount of money will be high, but considering only the time, you can feel free to say "I have lunch with a friend who is in Nagoya for a while today" even for moms with children who have to return to Tokyo by the evening. It looks like this.

Oh yeah, and for this linear test ride experience, everyone has a linear memo, ballpoint pen, catalog, clear file, some linear card? , And an experience questionnaire will be distributed.

In addition, elementary school students and younger can get a set that can make a linear motor car by handicraft, and elementary school children can get something like a research card about linear motor cars, which was said to be usable as it is for free research during the summer vacation (laugh). This summer's free study at my home may be really good (laughs).

Now that the excitement has been raised through this seminar, it's finally time to get on! The announcement and the staff in the hall will guide you to the linear motor car, like "Please start from car 1!".

… The linear motor car test drive experience will be continued next time….

Rika (911supercars.com)

I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).