Join the BBC's Paul Carter in Tokyo as he marks 60 years of the iconic Shinkansen, better known as the bullet train. With 6.8 billion ... Netherlands to take a tour inside the world's first ...

I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

The future of Japan ’s incredible £50 billion train line hangs in the balance as the project faces delays. Japan 's ambitious ...

Power car, Shinkansen Leading Car 22-141, 'bullet train', built by West Japan Railways, 1976, withdrawn from service in October 2000. Length 82'; width 11' 8"; height 14' 6 1/2". Power car, Shinkansen ...

Brits waiting on chilly, wet railway platforms in the middle of winter for another late arrival may wish the UK could be more like Japan. With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling ...

which had linked up with and was pulling the Komachi Shinkansen. “We learned about the situation through an announcement, and the atmosphere inside the train became a bit chaotic,” he added.

India is committed to building a high-speed rail network that connects cities efficiently. The focus on Vande Bharat trains and the flexible planning for the Shinkansen’s eventual arrival shows ...

The increase in the speed of Vande Bharats to 280 kmph is based on Japanese experience as the first Shinkansen in 1964 ran up 210 kmph which later reached 320 kmph. Bullet trains are an integral ...

The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train has been operating at a lower speed than usual in some sections between Nagoya Station and Shin-Osaka Station starting with the first train of the day.

an event in October at JR Central's Hamamatsu factory offered visitors a chance to tour inside one of them as part of celebrations to mark 60 years of Japan's shinkansen bullet trains. Sales of ...