This was by far the most popular session! Questions kept pouring in for Mr Torkel Patterson, a member of the Board at JR Central (Japan), throughout the session. The audience was in awe as Mr Patterson described MAGLEV trains and the magnetic attraction that moves them. Few key points that were shared by Torkel with the participants include: –

1. How Shinkansen have transformed Japanese railways
2. The impact Shinkansen has had on economic growth in urban areas
3. The technological investments being made by JR Central to commercialize the MAGLEV between Tokyo and Osaka
4. The technical improvement of Shinkansen since 1964