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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.
Rail transport. Rail transport in Japan is a major means of passenger transport, especially for mass and high-speed travel between major cities and for commuter transport in urban areas. It is used relatively little for freight transport, accounting for just 0.84% of goods movement. The privatised network is highly efficient, requiring few ...
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The history of rail transport in Japan began in the late Edo period. There have been four main stages: Stage 1, from 1872, the first line, from Tokyo to Yokohama, to the end of the Russo-Japanese war; Stage 2, from nationalization in 1906-07 to the end of World War II; Stage 3, from the postwar creation of Japanese National Railways to 1987;
" Rapid Trains " or " Rapid Service " ( Japanese: 快速列車, Hepburn: Kaisoku Ressha) are trains that generally do not require an additional charge such as an express fare on Japanese railroads, but provide express service to the destination station by passing through some or all of the intermediate stations and stopping only at major stations.
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Nov 2, 2023 · See how interwoven public and private spheres spawned Japan’s modern railways and the complex story about their evolution. By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz. November 2, 2023 Updated On November 15, 2023. They have been called the greatest privatization success story in J apan’s history: railways.
