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Kyoto/Shin-Ōsaka – Kansai Airport: 1993– Hashidate - JR-West, Willer Trains: Kyoto – Amanohashidate, Toyooka 1965– Hida: refers to Hida: JR Central Ōsaka, Nagoya – Takayama, Hida Furukawa, Toyama: 1968– Hitachi: old name of Ibaraki Prefecture: JR East Shinagawa – Iwaki: 1969– Hitoyoshi: name of Hitoyohi, Kumamoto JR Kyushu ...
Shinkansen runs between these cities in about two hours or less. Tokyo – Osaka (515 km; 320 mi): Shinkansen is dominant because of fast (2 hours 22 minutes) and frequent service (up to every 10 minutes by Nozomi); however, air travel has a certain share (~20–30%).
The predecessor for the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines was originally conceived at the end of the 1930s as a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge dangan ressha (bullet train) between Tokyo and Shimonoseki, which would have taken nine hours to cover the nearly 1,000-kilometer (620 mi) distance between the two cities.
N700S series Shinkansen train E235 series train on the Yamanote Line Tokyo Station in Tokyo Hiroden Tram in Hiroshima. 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 ...
Shinkansen trains are known to be very safe, with no accident-related deaths or injuries from passengers in their 50-plus year history. [9] Shinkansen trains are also known to be very punctual, following suit with all other Japanese transport; in 2003, the average delay per train on the Tokaido Shinkansen was a mere 6 seconds. [10]
The line runs between Sanjō Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka. There are through services to the Keihan Ōtō Line and the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. Trains from Kyoto to Osaka are treated as "down" trains, and from Osaka to Kyoto as "up" trains.
Kodama (こだま, "Echo") is one of the three train services running on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines. Stopping at every station, the Kodama is the slowest Shinkansen service for trips between major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka. The Kodama trains are used primarily for travel to and from smaller cities such as Atami.
Specifications permit 285 km/h (177 mph) running on the Sanyo Shinkansen with speed restricted to 270 km/h (168 mph) on the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka. The initial batch ordered by JR Central consisted of 17 units, with the first 4 units delivered in time for introduction on three daily return Nozomi services from March ...