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The Shinkansen employs an ATC (automatic train control) system, eliminating the need for trackside signals. It uses a comprehensive system of automatic train protection. [21] Centralized traffic control manages all train operations, and all tasks relating to train movement, track, station and schedule are networked and computerized.
This train won the 51st Blue Ribbon Award in 2008. The N700 series ( N700系 , Enu nana-hyaku-kei ) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines since 2007, and is operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen line.
The N700S series (N700S系, Enu nana-hyaku esu-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability operated by JR Central and JR West on the Tokaido and San'yō Shinkansen lines since 2020, and JR Kyushu on the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen line since 2022.
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.
A Hikari Rail Star trainset in April 2009 The "Rail Star" logo on set E6 in May 2009. 8-car E units were introduced by JR-West for use on new limited-stop Sanyo Shinkansen Hikari Rail Star services between Shin-Osaka and Hakata from 11 March 2000, replacing the former 0 series West Hikari services. The first units were delivered at the ...
The D-ATC (Digital Automatic Train Control) system was in turn derived from that of the 800 Series Shinkansen. [6] Like the 700 Series Shinkansen, a 700T trainset is made of 4-car sub-sets, each with three motor cars and one trailer, [2] albeit a full train is a 12-car set, rather than a 16-car, or 8-car set.
This train won the 58th Blue Ribbon Award in 2015. W7 series set W3 in August 2020 The E7 series ( E7系 , E-nana-kei ) and W7 series ( W7系 , Daburu-nana-kei ) Shinkansen are Japanese high-speed electric multiple unit train types operated on the Hokuriku and Jōetsu Shinkansen lines, and jointly developed by East Japan Railway Company (JR ...
The Japan Rail Pass is an option for foreign visitors traveling on the Tokaido Shinkansen line in Japan. Japan Rail Pass holders can take Hikari or Kodama services free of charge. Passengers holding a Japan Rail Pass purchased since October 2023 can also use the Nozomi service by purchasing a special supplementary ticket.