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Ōsaka – Yonago (via San'in Main Line) 1968 – Oct 2004 Ginga: JR-West Tokyo – Ōsaka 1950 – Mar 2008 Hakkōda: JR East Ueno – Aomori(via Tohoku Main Line) 1961 – Dec 1993 (daily operation) / Aug 1998 (temporary service) Hamanasu: JR Hokkaido: Aomori – Sapporo 1955 – Mar 2016 Kitaguni: JR-West Ōsaka – Niigata: 1968 – Jan ...
1. ^ Although Kato Line was closed, the line was technically split into several lines, where the "Yashiro Line" section became an actual line after the closure of the Kato Line and the "Kishima Line" section, and the remaining section was incorporated into Nagano Line. As of 2024, only the section between Suzaka and Yudanaka remains in operation.
Shinkansen trains are also known to be very punctual, following suit with all other Japanese transport; in 2003, the average delay per train on the Tokaido Shinkansen was a mere 6 seconds. [10] Japan has been trying to sell its Shinkansen technology overseas, and has struck deals to help build systems in India , Thailand , and the United States .
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.
The Shinkansen line shortens the distance between Hakata and Nagasaki by 6.2% (9.6 km (6.0 mi)), and while only 64% of the route is built to full Shinkansen standards ...
Tōkaidō Main Line (East Japan Railway Company, Central Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company) Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Central Japan Railway Company) Tōkō Line (Freight. Nagoya Rinkai Railway) Tokoname Line (Nagoya Railroad) Tokushima Line (Shikoku Railway Company) Tōkyō Monorail Haneda Line (Tokyo Monorail)
The Sanyō Shinkansen serves as the backbone of intercity rail transport connecting Hakata and Kokura Stations to Honshu. Kyūshū Shinkansen lines are completed on March 12, 2011, running to Kagoshima. There are 33 operating passenger rail lines and a tourist-oriented cable car line in the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu area .
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 ...