Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing ...

SHIZUOKA--Railway officials deemed a self-driving Shinkansen test as successful here, in a step toward having automated high-speed bullet trains debut in Japan in 2028. The driver pressed a button in ...

In Texas, a $30 billion high-speed railway project is under review, inspired by the successful Japanese Shinkansen system. This video explores the project's specific plans, potential stations, and why ...

On December 17, 2014, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) began construction of a revolutionary passenger railway system that achieves super-high speeds by using superconductors to levitate trains ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Half a century ago, Japan built the world’s first high-speed ...

The Shinkansen, known as the "bullet train," has revolutionised transportation in Japan and influenced rail travel in nearly two dozen countries worldwide. Japan's high-speed rail journey began in ...

The suspension of all bullet train service Jan. 17 on JR East’s five shinkansen lines ― Tohoku, Akita, Yamagata, Joetsu and Nagano shinkansen lines ― reminds railways and any organization, for that ...

On March 14, the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will open as an extension of the Nagano Shinkansen Line, directly connecting Tokyo with Kanazawa and shortening the travel time to the scenic capital of ...