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1 day ago · The Shinkansen ( Japanese: 新幹線, [ɕiŋkaꜜɰ̃seɴ] ⓘ, lit. 'new main line'), colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development.
- E8 Series Shinkansen
The E8 series (E8系) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed...
- E6 Series
The E6 series (E6系) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed...
- Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Japanese: 東海道新幹線, romanized: Tōkaidō...
- Class 1000 Shinkansen
With the start of test-running and trial service on the...
- Hokkaido Shinkansen
The Hokkaido Shinkansen (北海道新幹線, Hokkaidō Shinkansen) is a...
- Kyushu Shinkansen
The Kyushu Shinkansen (九州新幹線, Kyūshū Shinkansen) is a...
- Jōetsu Shinkansen
The Jōetsu Shinkansen (上越新幹線) is a high-speed shinkansen...
- E8 Series Shinkansen
3 days ago · Railway and tram. In the legal sense, there are two types (with several subcategories) of rail transportation systems in Japan: railway (鉄道, tetsudō) and tramway (軌道, kidō). Every public rail transportation system under government regulation in Japan is classified either as railway or tramway.
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1 day ago · A full trip on the Shanghai Transrapid maglev train. Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo. Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.
2 days ago · In Japan, the Shinkansen was the first bullet train and reaches a cumulative ridership of 6 billion passengers with zero passenger fatalities due to operational accidents (as of 2003), now it is second largest high-speed rail in Asia with 2,664 kilometres (1,655 miles) of rail lines. South Korea
3 days ago · テンプレートを表示. 東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 （ひがしにほんりょかくてつどう、 英: East Japan Railway Company [3] ） [注釈 2] は、 東日本 を中心として 旅客 鉄道等を運営する 日本 の 鉄道事業者 。. 1987年 4月1日 に、 国鉄分割民営化 に伴い 日本国有鉄道 ...
4 days ago · SAITAMA -- Tobu Railway Co. is considering abolishing magnetic tickets and replacing them with QR codes by fiscal 2027 in a bid to reduce the burden on automatic ticket gate maintenance.
5 days ago · A few Dutch railway stations are served, even for journeys within the country, by foreign railway companies under the responsibility of NS. These companies are: DB Regio, including DB Regionalbahn Westfalen and DB Euregiobahn. Prignitzer Eisenbahn, part of Arriva Germany. Abellio Rail NRW.
