All seats are already reservation-only on the Hayabusa, Komachi, Tsubasa and Kagayaki trains, which run along other Shinkansen lines.

Akita Komachi is a delicious rice from Akita Prefecture. Named after the beautiful Ono no Komachi, it has an attractive name as well. Its subtle sweetness and fluffy texture are perfect for Japanese ...

Services on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines were halted and delayed early on Aug. 17 as cancellations the previous day caused by heavy rain affected crew and train car preparations.

Japan’s original and still busiest bullet train route is the Tokaido Shinkansen section of the original and still principal high-speed line west of Tokyo to Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka, with seamless ...

So, on a recent trip to Japan, I was excited to book a journey on the country's famous Shinkansen, a bullet train that can reach top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. My one-way ticket was ...

India and Japan are set to introduce the latest iteration of the Shinkansen, the Alfa-X, also known as the E10, simultaneously in 2029-30. Initially, indigenously developed high-speed trains will ...

At a time the tender for procuring trains with Shinkansen technology from Japan for running at a maximum speed of 320 kmph is yet to be firmed up, Indian Railways said it is actively considering ...

Shinkansen trains are now expected to be operational by 2030, with full corridor operation by 2033. The contract period for ETCS-2 is seven years from the date of award of work. Sources said the ...

With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling along at speeds up to 177mph, the Asian country's high-tech railway is said to be the world's most punctual. Japanese National Railways ...

This comes due to delays in the procurement of Japanese Shinkansen bullet trains expected to be operational by 2030. The Vande Bharat trains will serve as an interim solution. TIL Creatives This ...

Initially, the Shinkansen bullet trains were scheduled to debut on the Surat-Bilimora section in 2026 -2027, but the timeline has now been pushed to 2033 for full-scale operations on the corridor.