Join me on a smooth and speedy ride aboard Japan’s busiest bullet train line - the Tokaido Shinkansen. Today we’re traveling from Odawara to Tokyo on Kodama 822, operated by the sleek N700A Series Set ...

LONDON, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — 2024 marks 60 years since the first generation ‘Series 0’ Shinkansen, or ‘bullet train’, entered into service on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line and ...

Japan is set to send a Hello Kitty-themed Shinkansen bullet train rolling down the tracks. Here’s a peek at what travelers can expect from a cute ride at very high speeds.

The Tokaido Shinkansen train line is one of the busiest in Japan. It connects three big cities: Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, with more than 370 trains carrying about 4.3 lakh people every day.

The new Class N700S Shinkansen runs on the Nishi Kyushu line. For many travellers to Japan, a trip on a Shinkansen, or bullet train, is an adventure in itself.

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.

Services on three Shinkansen lines in central and eastern Japan were suspended on Jan. 23 after a power outage occurred, triggered by loose overhead wires, forcing many passengers to walk to stations.

Central Japan Railway Co. has rolled out its new Shinkansen N700S – or Shinkansen Supreme – train model. It promises a smarter, sleeker and quieter train.

Central Japan Railway, or JR Tokai, brought its Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line back to service on all sections around 6 p.m. Sunday after scaling back operations due to the approach of ...

The first Shinkansen line opened on October 1, 1960, with new rails built to accommodate the futuristic-looking trains at a combined cost of about £9.3billion (¥1.8trillion).

Japan's shinkansen bullet trains began operating 50 years ago on Oct. 1, 1964, only nine days before the opening ceremony of the first Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Since then, they have carried ...

Japan is set to send a Hello Kitty-themed Shinkansen bullet train rolling down the tracks. Here’s a peek at what travelers can expect from a cute ride at very high speeds.