The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) line spans 508 km, of which over 465 km will be elevated on viaducts. The ...

Japan introduces themed One Piece bullet trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen line with unique designs. Bullet trains have unique ...

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 ...

Users are able to decorate the car’s interior, such as by laying ... With the service, the company designates a train car per Shinkansen bullet train so that passengers can freely talk over ...

All smoking rooms were abolished on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines on March 16, meaning that smoking is no longer allowed on any bullet train nationwide. Smoking had already been ...

22:55 This effectively means the train is pulled forward by magnetic attraction while being repelled from behind at the same time. When completed, the Linear Chuo Shinkansen will cover the 285.6 ...

Instantly recognisable for its striking, sloping nose and sweeping aerodynamic curves, the Shinkansen was the world's first high-speed train and quickly became known around the world by its ...

the chairman of International High-speed Rail Association (IHRA), an industry group that promotes Japan's shinkansen technology overseas. In a time of both misinformation and too much information ...

High-speed Shinkansen trains began running between Tokyo and Osaka on October 1, 1964, heralding a new era for rail travel as Japan grew into an economic superpower after its World War II defeat.

He was there to witness the first Shinkansen (bullet train) leave Tokyo, heading for Osaka on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen Line. Travelling at speeds of up to 210km/h (130mph), this was the first high ...

A Tokaido Line N700S shinkansen bullet train is seen in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on July 1, 2020. (Mainichi/Koji Hyodo) TOKYO -- Women-only washrooms will soon be installed on shinkansen bullet ...