A group of residents in the central
The residents are concerned that tunnel work by the operator in a mountainous area could cut off groundwater flow and lower the water level of the
Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu has refused to give approval for the maglev train work in the prefecture, citing potential environmental damage.
The maglev trains, with a top speed of 500 kilometers per hour, would connect the two major cities located 286 kilometers apart in 40 minutes, less than half the travel time for existing shinkansen train services.
There are other lawsuits in which residents living near the planned line are seeking to halt the construction work.
==Kyodo
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