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Train name Name meaning Operator Train endpoints Operated Maximum operating speed (km/h) Japan Rail Pass coverage Aoba: refers to Aoba Castle: JR East: Tokyo – Sendai: 1982–1995 240 Service discontinued Asahi: Morning Sun: JR East Tokyo – Niigata: 1982–2004 275 Service discontinued Asama: refers to Mount Asama: JR East Tokyo – Nagano ...
The Shinkansen name was first formally used in 1940 for a proposed standard gauge passenger and freight line between Tokyo and Shimonoseki that would have used steam and electric locomotives with a top speed of 200 km/h (120 mph).
S. S-Train (Seibu) Salon Express Soyokaze; Sarobetsu (train) Sazanami (train) Seto (train) Seven Stars in Kyushu; Shikoku Mannaka Sennen Monogatari; Shikoku Tosa Toki no Yoake no Monogatari
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.
The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese compound noun tokubetsu kyūkō (特別急行); lit. ' special express '; often abbreviated as tokkyū (特急), though some operators translate the word differently. There are two types of limited express trains: intercity, and commuter. The former type of limited express ...
Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.
Pages in category "Shinkansen" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The San'yō Shinkansen (山陽新幹線) is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Osaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan.