The new designs were commissioned by the East Japan Railway Company, also known as JR East, and were completed by design studio Tangerine, based in London and Seoul. The Shinkansen will operate on JR ...

Step into the thrilling world of Japan’s Shinkansen trains, where cutting-edge innovation and sleek design have propelled high-speed rail to legendary status. Witness the fascinating evolution ...

As part of a strategic Indo-Japanese partnership, Japan will gift two Shinkansen train sets — one each from the E5 and E3 series — for initial inspection and performance testing.

CHECKING FOR ISSUES. At Tokyo’s Oi Depot, trains that ply the Tokaido Shinkansen line - which began operating more than 60 years ago - wait to undergo maintenance or to be dispatched for service.

The Tokaido Shinkansen train line is one of the busiest in Japan. It connects three big cities: Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, with more than 370 trains carrying about 4.3 lakh people every day.

The bullet trains (known in Japan as Shinkansen, meaning ‘new main line’) have been a Japanese icon since they started operating in 1964, and for me, my trip to Japan wouldn’t have been complete ...

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For the first time, the interior of the East Japan Railway Company's new E10 Shinkansen train – one of the country's legendary bullet trains – has been shaped by a non-Japanese designer. Overseeing ...

A coupler connecting the Hayabusa No. 21 and Komachi No. 21 trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line in eastern and northeastern Japan came undone on Thursday, temporarily halting service.

As more N700S sets arrive, they will replace the older members of the N700 series, meaning that this will likely be the standard Shinkansen passenger experience for ten to twenty years. Around 50 sets ...

“Shinkansen,” meaning “new trunk line,” is a term coined by the now-defunct Japanese National Railways (JNR) to refer to a new major railroad line it planned to build. The term was first used back in ...