Shinkansen
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The Shinkansen is Japan's network of high-speed railway lines operated by Japan Railways (JR) and other companies, featuring advanced trains designed to travel at very high speeds. It matters because it represents a major form of transportation infrastructure that connects different regions of Japan and demonstrates the country's technological capabilities in rail engineering.
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- Etymology
- History
- Background
- Early proposal
- Construction
- Initial success
- Network expansion
- Technology
- Routing
- Track
- Signal system
- Electrical systems
- Trains
- Traction
- Shinkansen lines
- Current lines
- Mini-Shinkansen
- Non-Shinkansen lines operated with Shinkansen equipment
- Lines under construction
- Planned lines
- Proposed lines
- Cancelled lines
- {{anchor|Service names|Services}} Services
- Tōkaidō, San'yō and Kyushu Shinkansen
- Tōhoku, Hokkaido, Yamagata and Akita Shinkansen
- Jōetsu Shinkansen
- Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen
- Rolling stock
- Passenger trains
- Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen
- Kyushu and Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen
- Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Hokuriku and Hokkaido Shinkansen
- Yamagata and Akita Shinkansen
- Experimental trains
- Maintenance vehicles
- Speed records
- Traditional rail
- Reliability
- Punctuality
- Safety record
- Effects
- Economics
- Environment
- Challenges
- Noise pollution
- Earthquake
- Heavy snow
- Ridership
- Annual
- Cumulative comparison
- Passenger-kilometres
- Future
- Speed increases
- Tōhoku Shinkansen
- Hokkaido Shinkansen
- Hokuriku extension
- Abandoned interim Gauge Change plans
- Tohoku extension/Hokkaido Shinkansen
- Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen
- Maglev (''Chūō Shinkansen'')
- Mini-Shinkansen
- Proposed Ou Base Tunnel
- Gauge Change Train
- Competition with air
- Outside Japan
- Existing
- Taiwan
- China
- United Kingdom
- Under construction
- India
- Under negotiation
- United States
- Proposed subject to funding
- Thailand
- Potential opportunities
- Australia
- Ireland
- United States and Canada
- Brazil
- Vietnam
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.2|Map of Shinkansen lines, as of May 2024 thumb|A lineup of JR East Shinkansen trains in October 2012. From left to right: E5, 200, E4, E2, E3, E926 "East i", and E1.
The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. The system was developed to provide connections between Tokyo and other regions of the country. In addition to long-distance services, some sections in and around the largest metropolitan areas are used for commuter travel.