Japan's new high-speed maglev trains to have only seats that do not recline

Trains on Japan's new high-speed maglev line to run between Tokyo and Nagoya will offer only non-reclining seats to maximise space for passengers' legs and luggage, Central Japan Railway officials said recently.

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The train operator has decided that seat backs fixed at 15 degrees will not compromise passenger comfort as the 40-minute travel time on the under-construction Linear Chuo Shinkansen line - linking Tokyo’s Shinagawa Station and Nagoya Station in central Japan - is less than half what it takes existing bullet trains