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The predecessor for the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines was originally conceived at the end of the 1930s as a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge dangan ressha (bullet train) between Tokyo and Shimonoseki, which would have taken nine hours to cover the nearly 1,000-kilometer (620 mi) distance between the two cities.
Today, the only daily passenger train that travels the entire length of the line is the combined Sunrise Izumo/Sunrise Seto service which runs overnight. During the day, longer intercity trips using the line require several transfers along the way. The Tokaido Main Line is owned and operated by three Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies:
Operations on the Tokaido Shinkansen rail lines between Tokyo and Mishima stations in Shizuoka Prefecture started again on Sunday morning, but a section of the line between Mishima and Nagoya ...
Kodama (こだま, "Echo") is one of the three train services running on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines. Stopping at every station, the Kodama is the slowest Shinkansen service for trips between major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka. The Kodama trains are used primarily for travel to and from smaller cities such as Atami.
Shin-Fuji Station is served by the Tokaido Shinkansen, and is located 146.2 km (90.8 mi) from the eastern terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. There are no connecting rail lines to Shin-Fuji, with the nearest connecting being located at Fuji Station 2 km (1.2 mi) away. A connecting bus service runs several times an hour taking approximately 7 ...
Odakyu platforms Tokaido Shinkansen platforms. Odawara Station (小田原駅, Odawara-eki) is a junction and interchange railway station located in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is a gateway station to the Hakone area.
CA Tōkaidō Main Line: Atami Station—Maibara Station 341.3 km Branch line: Ōgaki Station—Mino-Akasaka Station 5.0 km; CB Gotemba Line: Kōzu Station—Numazu Station 60.2 km; CC Minobu Line: Fuji Station—Kōfu Station 88.4 km; CD Iida Line: Toyohashi Station—Tatsuno Station 195.7 km; CE Taketoyo Line: Ōbu Station—Taketoyo Station ...
Gifu-Hashima Station is served only by the Tokaido Shinkansen, and is located 396.3 kilometres (246.2 miles) from the terminus of the line at Tokyo. Shin-Hashima Station, the terminal of the Meitetsu Hashima Line is located in front of the Shinkansen station and provides railway access to the city of Gifu.