Over the decades, the bullet train's top speed has increased from 210 kph ... In 1992, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) launched the 300 Series Shinkansen, capable of reaching speeds up ...
replacing the first Nozomi 300 series. While previous Tokaido Shinkansen trains broke speed records, the 700 series runs at a speed of 270 kph, the same as the 300 series. JR West introduced its ...