真しん空くうチューブ列れっ車しゃ

Similar words

• リニアモーターカー

  Refers to maglev trains, which use magnetic levitation; a vactrain may also use maglev technology but operates in a vacuum tube.

• 超ちょう電でん導どうリニア

  Specifically the superconducting maglev system; distinct from the vacuum tube concept, though both aim for very high speeds.

Etymology

Compound of 真空 (vacuum), チューブ (tube), and 列車 (train). A direct translation of the English term 'vacuum tube train' or 'vactrain'.