Currently, the fastest bullet train is the E5 and E6 Series running in the Tohoku region at 320 kph. The Maglev Chuo Shinkansen L0 Series, which is now under construction between Tokyo’s ...

When the Tohoku Shinkansen was running along an elevated track section in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, an earthquake alert sounded on his smartphone, and the train made an emergency stop.