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This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
The Narita Shinkansen project to connect Tokyo to Narita International Airport, ... The Shinkansen line shortens the distance between Hakata and Nagasaki by 6.2% (9.6 ...
Shōnan Liner: JR East Tokyo – Odawara (Some of trains pass Tōkaidō Freight Line) 1986– Sunliner JR West Okayama – Fukuyama 1989– Sunport JR Shikoku Takamatsu – Matsuyama (some trains to Kotohira via the Dosan Line) 2002– Tambaji Rapid Service JR-West Ōsaka – Sasayamaguchi: 2000– Tottori Liner JR-West
Map of Shinkansen lines except Hakata-Minami Line and Gala-Yuzawa Line. The Shinkansen, or "bullet trains", as they are known colloquially, are the high-speed rail trains that run across Japan. [8] The 2,387 km (1,485 mi) of 8 Shinkansen lines run on completely separate lines from their commuting train counterparts, with a few exceptions.
The company changed its name to Texas Central Railway in 2013, and has been developing a system based on technology used on Japanese Shinkansen lines. The 240-mile (390 km) route traverses open farms and ranches, with one stop in the Brazos Valley. Regulatory approvals were received in September 2020, [94]
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (2009) Narita Sky Access Line (2010) Eastern Kanagawa Rail Link (2023), becoming the Sōtetsu–JR Link Line, and Sōtetsu–Tōkyū Link Line (consisting of the Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, and the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line). [1] JRTT is currently working on construction of the Hokuriku Shinkansen and Hokkaido ...
The Tōhoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線) is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line that runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main island, Honshu. Operated by the East Japan Railway Company , it links Tokyo in the south to Aomori in the north, with stops in population centers such as Morioka , Koriyama ...
The E5 series is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East); it was introduced on Tohoku Shinkansen services on 5 March 2011 [6] and on Hokkaido Shinkansen services on 26 March 2016. A total of 59 10-car sets are on order, with three sets in service in time for the start of new Hayabusa services to Shin-Aomori in March 2011.