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refers to Banetsu West Line: JR East Niigata - Aizu-Wakamatsu: 1999– Dinostar: portmanteau derived from the English word "dinosaur" for which Fukui is famous and the word "star" [4] JR-West Fukui – Kanazawa: 2015–2024 Enoshima: refers to Enoshima: Odakyu Shinjuku – Fujisawa – Katase-Enoshima: 1964– Fujikawa: refers to Fuji River: JR ...
These lines except Chūō Shinkansen, called Seibi Shinkansen or planned Shinkansen, are the Shinkansen projects designated in the Basic Plan of the Shinkansen Railway decided by the government. Hokkaido Shinkansen from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo is under construction and scheduled to open by 2038.
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.
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.
Rush hour at Ueno Station, JR Keihin–Tōhoku Line and JR Yamanote Line. Keikyū Main Line Kominato Railway Line JR Kyushu Shinkansen. Kabe Line (West Japan Railway Company); Kada Line (Nankai Electric Railway)
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.
Chiyoda Line 19.3 km (Yoyogi-Uehara to Kita-Senju) Chiyoda Line : Hon-Atsugi Station to Kita-Ayase Station (65.9 km) Odakyu Odawara Line 41.9 km (Hon-Atsugi to Yoyogi-Uehara) Chiyoda Line 24.0 km (Yoyogi-Uehara to Kita-Ayase) Chiyoda Line : Hon-Atsugi Station to Toride Station (93.5 km) Odakyu Odawara Line 41.9 km (Hon-Atsugi to Yoyogi-Uehara)
Aoba (あおば(青葉), named after Aoba Castle [1]) is the name of a number of train services that formerly operated in Japan by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and most recently an all-stations service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) until September 1997 on the high-speed Tōhoku Shinkansen in Japan.