I rode on a Japanese bullet train with top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. Despite the downsides, I'd do it again.
I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...
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Japan's speedy, spotless Shinkansen bullet trains turn 60
High-speed Shinkansen trains began running between Tokyo and ... in smaller cities if they need to," he told AFP. - Future at 500 kph - At a JR Central site, an engineer taps the inner machinery ...
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Shinkansen turns 60 boasting track record of speed, comfort, safety
Over the decades, the bullet train's top speed has increased from ... In 1997, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) introduced the 500 Series Shinkansen, which operated on the Sanyo section at speeds ...
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All Shinkansen trains in Japan to be smoke-free in spring 2024
JR West said it will also abolish smoking rooms on its 500-series bullet trains that service the Sanyo Shinkansen Line and remove smoking areas not separated by walls at Shin-Kurashiki ...
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The amazing £9bn high-speed train that can reach 177mph and is the world's 'most punctual'
Brits waiting on chilly, wet railway platforms in the middle of winter for another late arrival may wish the UK could be more like Japan. With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling ...
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Inside Japan's speedy Shinkansen bullet train
Join the BBC's Paul Carter in Tokyo as he marks 60 years of the iconic Shinkansen, better known as the bullet train. With 6.8 billion passengers and delays averaging just one minute, Paul ...
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Stranded Shinkansen bullet train back in normal operation in northern Japan
A Shinkansen bullet train that was stranded for 12 hours from Sunday night in Akita Prefecture due to a power failure is up and running again. The operator says the mishap during high traffic ...