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This is the name for the concept of using a single train that is designed to travel on both 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge railway lines and the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge used by Shinkansen train services in Japan. The trucks/bogies of the Gauge Change Train (GCT) allow the wheels to be unlocked from the axles, narrowed ...
Japan pioneered the high-speed shinkansen or "bullet train", which now links Japan's largest cities at speeds of up to 320 km/h (200 mph). However, other trains running on the conventional line or "zairaisen" remain relatively slow, operating at fastest 160 km/h (99 mph) and mostly under 130 km/h (81 mph), most likely due to the wide usage of ...
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.
The Tōkaidō Main Line shown in orange in this map of the southern approaches to Tokyo Tōkaidō Main Line (JR East) service pattern diagram. The section between Tokyo and Atami is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and it is located in the Greater Tokyo Area.
Route map The Yokosuka Line ( Japanese : 横須賀線 , Hepburn : Yokosuka-sen ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Yokosuka Line connects Tokyo Station with Kurihama in Yokosuka, Kanagawa .
The Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line (山陽電気鉄道本線, Sanyō Denki Tetsudō Honsen) is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway. It stretches from Kobe west to Himeji via Akashi, Kakogawa and other municipalities in Hyōgo Prefecture.
The Aoimori Railway Line (青い森鉄道線, Aoimori Tetsudō-sen) is a regional rail line in Aomori Prefecture, Japan that is operated by the Aoimori Railway Company.It connects the terminal station of the Iwate Galaxy Railway Line, Metoki Station, in the town of Sannohe to Aomori Station, the terminus of several rail lines in the city of Aomori.
The Tsugaru Railway Line is single-track for its entire length, and its sole passing loop is located at Kanagi Station.Railway signaling of the line consists of two staff tokens; one token controls access between Tsugaru-Goshogawara and Kanagi, while the other token controls access between Kanagi and Tsugaru-Nakasato.