India will trial older E5 bullet trains, but commercial operations will flag off with Japan’s newest E10 Shinkansen, with ...

Osaka – West Japan Railway, or JR West, has said its 500 series Shinkansen bullet trains, which were once among the fastest trains in the world, will be retired in 2027 due to their aging.

JR East aims to put the next-generation shinkansen series into commercial service in fiscal 2030, with each E10 train having 10 cars. Subscribe . Digital Print . July 20, 2025 . Subscribe.

NIIGATA -- Japan's only all-double-decker shinkansen bullet train E4 series is set to be retired from regular operations on Oct. 1.