The latest Shinkansen is the N700S Series, and the name should give away that this is an evolutionary rather than ...

Record-breaking heavy snowfall continued on Saturday morning, primarily along the Sea of Japan coast, due to the strongest ...

Record-breaking snowfall across Hokkaido and Sea of Japan coastal areas of Honshu on Feb. 8 brought traffic and train services to a standstill in many areas as even more snow was forecast for the ...

With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling along at speeds up to 177mph, the Asian country's high-tech railway is said to be the world's most punctual. Japanese National Railways ...

From JR Nagoya Station: Take the JR Shinkansen Nozomi (approx ... 1 hr 53 min) to Shiojiri Station, transfer to the JR Chuo Main Line (approx. 6 min) to Okaya Station, then take the JR Iida Line ...

On-the-ground transportation added up as well. While local trains were fairly inexpensive, tickets for the Shinkansen bullet train were costly. My ride from Tokyo to Toyama was the most expensive ...

Shinkansen trains are now expected to be operational by 2030, with full corridor operation by 2033. The contract period for ETCS-2 is seven years from the date of award of work. Sources said the ...

Separately, ground subsidence has also been reported near another Linear Chuo Shinkansen construction site in the Okute district of Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture. During a residents' meeting on Jan ...

This comes due to delays in the procurement of Japanese Shinkansen bullet trains expected to be operational by 2030. The Vande Bharat trains will serve as an interim solution. TIL Creatives This ...

India and Japan are set to introduce the latest iteration of the Shinkansen, the Alfa-X, also known as the E10, simultaneously in 2029-30. Initially, indigenously developed high-speed trains will ...

Initially, the Shinkansen bullet trains were scheduled to debut on the Surat-Bilimora section in 2026 -2027, but the timeline has now been pushed to 2033 for full-scale operations on the corridor.

At a time the tender for procuring trains with Shinkansen technology from Japan for running at a maximum speed of 320 kmph is yet to be firmed up, Indian Railways said it is actively considering ...