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Tokyo Station Tokaido Shinkansen platforms, September 2021 The Shinkansen fare system is integrated with Japan's low-speed intercity railway lines, with a surcharge required to ride the Shinkansen. Here, an ordinary ticket from Tokyo to Takamatsu is coupled with a Shinkansen express fare ticket from Tokyo to Okayama , allowing use of the ...
Sankō Line (West Japan Railway Company) (Closed on march 2018) Sano Line (Tobu Railway) San'yō Main Line (West Japan Railway Company, Kyushu Railway Company) San'yō Shinkansen (West Japan Railway Company) Sasaguri Line (Kyushu Railway Company) Sasebo Line (Kyushu Railway Company) Sassho Line (Hokkaido Railway Company) Sawara Line (Common name.
Kansai Kūkō Line (West Japan Railway Company) Kansai Main Line (Central Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company) Karasuma Line (Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau) Karasuyama Line (East Japan Railway Company) Karatsu Line (Kyushu Railway Company) Kasamatsu Cable (Common name. Tango Kairiku Kotsu) Kashihara Line (Kintetsu Railway)
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.
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically. The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for railways (鉄道, tetsudō) and another for trams (軌道, kidō). The difference between the two is a legal, and not always substantial, one.
JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
In November 2016, JR Hokkaido announced that it was unable to maintain most of its railway lines, with the length of unmaintainable sections exceeding 1,200 km. [3] [4] Deficit railway lines in Japan have largely been replaced by bus services or transferred to third sector companies, although some replacement bus lines have later been closed ...
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 .