中ちゅう央おう新しん幹かん線せん

• 新しん幹かん線せん

  General term for high-speed Shinkansen lines; 中央新幹線 is a specific maglev line.

• リニア中ちゅう央おう新しん幹かん線せん

  Full name often used to emphasize the maglev technology; 中央新幹線 is the official abbreviated name.

Compound of 中央 (Chūō, 'central') and 新幹線 (Shinkansen, 'new trunk line'), referring to the central route of the high-speed rail network.