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2. 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.

3. Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   (Top) 1 Etymology. 2 History ... English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway ... both the N700 Series Shinkansen high-speed train system and the ...

4. List of named passenger trains of Japan - Wikipedia

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   Train name Name meaning Operator Train endpoints Operated Maximum operating speed (km/h) Japan Rail Pass coverage Aoba: refers to Aoba Castle: JR East: Tokyo – Sendai: 1982–1995 240 Service discontinued Asahi: Morning Sun: JR East Tokyo – Niigata: 1982–2004 275 Service discontinued Asama: refers to Mount Asama: JR East Tokyo – Nagano ...

5. 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.

6. 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 ...

7. 700 Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   The 700 series (700系, Nana-hyaku-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type built between 1997 and 2006, and entering service in 1999. Originally designated as "N300" during the development phase, they formed the next generation of Shinkansen vehicles jointly designed by JR Central and JR-West for use on the Tokaido Shinkansen ...

8. E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   The H5 series is directly based on the E5 series and has an identical maximum operating speed of 320 km/h (199 mph), although this is limited to 260 km/h (162 mph) on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, and to 160 km/h (99 mph) on the dual gauge track extending through the undersea Seikan Tunnel connecting Hokkaido with mainland Honshu. [12]

9. N700S Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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   The N700S series (N700S系, Enu nana-hyaku esu-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability operated by JR Central and JR West on the Tokaido and San'yō Shinkansen lines since 2020, and JR Kyushu on the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen line since 2022.