Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Pref., Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)--Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, unveiled a specially painted Shinkansen bullet train Monday with a theme of Fantasy Springs, a new area of ...

So, on a recent trip to Japan, I was excited to book a journey on the country's famous Shinkansen, a bullet train that can reach top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. My one-way ticket was ...

With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling along at speeds up to 177mph, the Asian country's high-tech railway is said to be the world's most punctual. Japanese National Railways ...

Shinkansen trains are now expected to be operational by 2030, with full corridor operation by 2033. The contract period for ETCS-2 is seven years from the date of award of work. Sources said the ...

Services on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines were halted and delayed early on Aug. 17 as cancellations the previous day caused by heavy rain affected crew and train car preparations.

All smoking rooms were abolished on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines on March 16, meaning that smoking is no longer allowed on any bullet train nationwide. Smoking had already been ...

On-the-ground transportation added up as well. While local trains were fairly inexpensive, tickets for the Shinkansen bullet train were costly. My ride from Tokyo to Toyama was the most expensive ...

A Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train adorned with characters from hit films such as "Frozen" was shown to the media in central Japan on Monday, ahead of its launch on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line ...

Japan’s original and still busiest bullet train route is the Tokaido Shinkansen section of the original and still principal high-speed line west of Tokyo to Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka, with seamless ...

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Kevin Smith looks at the enduring achievements of the Tokaido Shinkansen and considers what is next for this remarkable railway. THE defining event in the birth of contemporary rail transport occurred ...