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2. Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   (Top) 1 Etymology. 2 History ... in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway ... air pressure when entering tunnels at high speed. Shinkansen ...

3. Nozomi (train) - Wikipedia

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   Nozomi shinkansen services commenced on March 14, 1992, using new 300 series trainsets with a top speed of 270 km/h (170 mph). From March 1997, 500 series trainsets were introduced on Tokyo - Hakata Nozomi services, running at a maximum speed of 300 km/h (190 mph) and covering the section between Shin-Osaka and Hakata in 2 hours 17 minutes.

4. Hikari (train) - Wikipedia

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   Hikari (ひかり, "Light") is the name of a high-speed train service running on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen "bullet train" lines in Japan. Slower than the premier Nozomi but faster than the all-stations Kodama, the Hikari is the fastest train service on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen that can be used with the Japan Rail Pass, which is not valid for travel on the Nozomi or ...

5. E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   The E5 series trains with red and grey livery have been chosen for use on the under-construction ₹ 1.08 lakh crore (US$13 billion) Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in India, [44] scheduled to open in June-July 2026. A total of 24 trains are planned to be purchased while the deal for the first six is intended to be signed by the end ...

6. N700 Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   The N700 series (N700系, Enu nana-hyaku-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines since 2007, and is operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen line. N700 series trains have a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph ...

7. How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of ...

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   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.

8. 300 Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   The 300 series (300系, San-byaku-kei) was a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train type, with a top operational speed of 270 km/h (170 mph), which operated on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines in Japan between 1992 and 2012.

9. List of high-speed trains - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of high-speed trains that have been, are, or will be in commercial service. A high-speed train is generally defined as one which operates at or over 125 mph (200 km/h) in regular passenger service, with a high level of service, and often comprising multi-powered elements.