Shinkansen

Specifications - Shinkansen High-Speed 'Bullet Train', Japan


System
Operatorjapan railways Group
Groupseast japan railways (EJR)
central japan railways (CJR)
west japan railways (WJR)
opening date1964
Planned830 km/519 m
under Construction510 km/319 m
present route length1953 km/1220 m
Gauge1435 mm
maximum line speed (sanyo shinkansen (between okayama and Hakata) from march 1997)300 kmh/186 mph
average speed262 kmh
Electrification
Voltage25 kV
Currentac
rolling stock
series 0 (1963)528
series 100 (1985)1056
series 300 (1990)1208
series N300 (1997)61
special characteristics
links Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka
World' fast end-to-end service
japan national railways disbanded 1987
operated by three independent companies
holds world speed record (443 kmh/275 mph)
350 kmh/220 mph ambition
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