Some Shinkansen are carrying perishable freight along with passengers, as railway operators and food producers alike expand the use of high-speed trains for urgent goods. Cargoes of live seafood, ripe ...
New Year’s holiday travel is shaping up to be frenzied, as 4.46 million seats on trains and Shinkansen between Dec. 27 and ...
TOKYO: Japan's iconic Shinkansen bullet trains are seeing a surge in passenger numbers, driven by record tourist arrivals and the World Expo in Osaka. The Tokaido Shinkansen, which links Tokyo and ...
India is working hard to improve its infrastructure, especially in rail and road projects, with investments worth thousands of crores. One of the biggest projects is the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train, ...
Early on October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of Osaka and a place in the history ...
As the Shinkansen celebrates a landmark anniversary, it’s showing no signs of slowing down Danielle Demetriou moved from London to Japan in 2007. After 15 years in Tokyo, she now lives in the old ...
For many travellers to Japan, a trip on a Shinkansen, or bullet train, is an adventure in itself. The super-fast trains, which travel at speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour, are often the most ...