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  CONK! Encyclopedia: Shinkansen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
When building the Shinkansen network, it was not often feasible to build the line to connect to an already existing station and therefore a new second station was built.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h (185 mph), putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV, Spanish AVE and German ICE trains.
The Narita Shinkansen project to connect Tokyo to Narita International Airport, initiated in the 1970s but halted in 1983 after landowner protests, has been officially cancelled and removed from the Basic Plan governing Shinkansen construction.
www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Shinkansen   (1430 words)

  
 shinkansen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Shinkansen (新幹線) is a network of high speed rail lines in Japan, upon which the famous "Bullet Trains" run.
The Shinkansen are run by the various companies of Japan Railway, formerly Japanese National Railways but now a private consortium.
The prefix 'shin' means 'new' in Japanese and is used to distinguish the railway station serving Shinkansen trains in towns where it is in a different location to the regular station, as in Shin-Osaka station.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /shinkansen.html   (778 words)

  
 Shinkansen - Simple English Wikipedia
The Shinkansen are run by the many companies of Japan Railway (which in the past was called Japanese National Railways, but now is one group of private companies).
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h (185 mph), putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV and German ICE trains.
Most Shinkansen lines that were proposed during the boom of the early 1970s have been postponed indefinitely.
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shinkansen   (790 words)

  
 E2 Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The E2 Series Shinkansen are new trains (construction started in 1997) for Japan's Joetsu, Tohoku and Nagano Shinkansen high-speed dedicated rail lines.
They are formed in 8 or 10-car sets, and the 10-car sets can be coupled to E3 Series Shinkansen Komachi sets using couplers hidden behind sliding nose doors.
E2 Series units are still in production, and are scheduled to be built until 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/E2_Series_Shinkansen   (168 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
E1 (from E17 (disambiguation) to E1 Series Shinkansen)
E2 (from E2 Series Shinkansen to E2 Series Shinkansen)
E3 (from E3 (disambiguation) to E3 Series Shinkansen)
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 Shinkansen -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Shinkansen (新幹線) is a network of (Click link for more info and facts about high speed rail) high speed rail lines in (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan on which the famous "Bullet Trains" run.
The prefix 'shin' means 'new' in Japanese and oftentimes when building the Shinkansen network, it was not feasible to build it to the already existing station, therefore a second station was built with the 'shin prefix'.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h (185 mph), putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French (Click link for more info and facts about TGV) TGV and German (Water frozen in the solid state) ICE trains.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shinkansen.htm   (1826 words)

  
 Asama (Shinkansen) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asama is the sole service running on the Hokuriku Shinkansen (Nagano Shinkansen).
The only train type on the line is the E2 Series.
The Asama shinkansen as seen at Tokyo Station, Tokyo, Japan on March 13, 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asama_(Shinkansen)   (95 words)

  
 Shinkansen - Your online guide for train information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Tokaido Shinkansen, connecting Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka, was inaugurated in the year 1964 as the first shinkansen line and the world's first high...
Nozomi 500 Series (not the newest, just the coolest!) All the trains and subways in Japan run like clockwork, but the Shinkansen is especially impressive both for its speed and its frequency of travel.
The E3 Series Shinkansen are new Japanese Shinkansen high-speed trainsets built for the opening of the new Akita Shinkansen 'mini-Shinkansen' line, converted from a regular...
www.fbkg.com /train/index.php?k=shinkansen   (1254 words)

  
 E1 Series Shinkansen - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation E1 Series Shinkansen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The E1 Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1994, were the first double-deck trains built for Japan's Shinkansen dedicated high-speed rail lines.
They are generally, along with their fellow double-deck class the E4 Series Shinkansen known by the marketing name "MAX" (Multi-Amenity eXpress).
They were introduced specifically to relieve overcrowding on services used by commuters on the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen, but as of 1999 all six trainsets were transferred to the Joetsu Shinkansen.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/E1-Series-Shinkansen.html   (178 words)

  
 Japanese Bullet train types
These records are from the 500 series "Nozomi" trains running at a maximum speed of 300km/h between Shin-Osaka and Hakata, which commenced in March 1997.
'200' Series bullet train, which was introduced in 1982 for the new Tohoku and Joetsu lines, running north from Tokyo to Morioka and Niigata.
'E2' Series, introduced by East Japan Railways for the route to the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Island/2589/nmt/bullet.html   (482 words)

  
 HITACHI REVIEW --- April 1997 Vol.46-No.2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
JR companies are promoting the development of various new high-speed electric cars for the Shinkansen line, as next generation Shinkansen cars.
Series 500 Shinkansen electric cars are the latest rolling stock which incorporate the development of various technologies in parallel with running tests since 1992.
The Series E2 Shinkansen electric car is a new type of rolling stock, to be coupled with the Akita Shinkansen Line.
www.hitachi.com /rev/1997/revapr97/rev202.htm   (198 words)

  
 Joetsu Shinkansen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Joetsu Shinkansen (上越新幹線) is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.
It is one of the most complex lines in the Shinkansen network, as it has to cross the mountainous backbone of Honshu Island.
In 1991, a 400 Series Shinkansen train set a speed record of 345 km/h on the Joetsu line: in 1993, an experiemental train managed 425 km/h.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/J/Joetsu-Shinkansen.htm   (248 words)

  
 Hokuriku Shinkansen - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
[ [ Category:Shinkansen ] ] The Hokuriku Shinkansen (北陸新幹線) is a shinkansen rail line which opened in 1997 between Takasaki and Nagano; it is called the Nagano Shinkansen (長野新幹線) in JR East publicity and timetables.
Following the opening of the Shinkansen, part of the conventional line was abandoned between Yokokawa and Karuizawa.
Future plans for the Hokuriku Shinkansen eventually include extension as far as Osaka via Toyama and Kanazawa; construction is currently underway as far as Kanazawa.
www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Hokuriku_Shinkansen   (248 words)

  
 Routes and Services
While originally dominated by 0 series units and later by 16-car 100 series units, the Tokaido services are now operated entirely by 16-car 300 series units, except for a handful of rush-hour services for commuters, which use 700 series units.
The services are operated by E2' series units lengthened to 10 cars and new 10-car E2-1000 series units delivered during 2002, and run combined with Komachi E3 series units between Tokyo and Morioka.
The start of through shinkansen services from Tokyo to Akita in March 1997 created Yamabiko/Komachi services formed of 8-car E2' series units running in conjunction with E3 series units between Tokyo and Morioka, although the Komachi services now operate in conjunction with the new Hayate services.
www.h2.dion.ne.jp /~dajf/byunbyun/service.htm   (3043 words)

  
 Active suspension fitted to "Hayate" Shinkansen
The leading coaches and first class coaches of this Series E2-1000 are fitted with "active suspension" mechanism, while all the others have semi-active suspension.
On the contrary, Series 700 for "Nozomi" run by JR Central and JR West have got semi-actives on leading and first class coaches but nothing on the other vehicles, and I have frequently heard passengers' complaints that Nozomis shake too much.
It is a pity that the maximum speed on the Tohoku Shinkansen has not reached 300km/h, but JR East is said to be doing the research and development of 360km/h operation, in the view that Tohoku Shinkansen will be extended further north.
www.takagi-ryo.ac /docs/id/156/lang/1   (228 words)

  
 Basic Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
This is a picture of the ultra-streamlined JR500 Series Shinkansen.
The Shinkansen High Speed Bullet Train is the fastest scheduled train in all of the world.
The Shinkansen holds the current world records for the fastest average speed between two station stops.
www.asd.k12.ak.us /schools/romig/pages/AsiaProjects/Culture/Bullet/basicinfo.html   (512 words)

  
 Shinkansen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, April 2002 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (新幹線) is a network of high speed rail lines in Japan, upon which the famous "Bullet Trains" run.
There are also long-term plans to extend the network to Sapporo (through the Seikan Tunnel) and Nagasaki, as well as complete a link from Kanazawa back to Osaka, although none of these are likely to be completed by 2020.
Map of Shinkansen network The main Shinkansen lines are:
www.findterm.net /sh/shinkansen.html   (973 words)

  
 history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
In the nineteen fifties innovations on the conventional Shinkansen High Speed Bullet Trains were given priority over the other non Shinkansen High Speed Bullet Train lines to meet increasing demands of the public people.
The first Shinkansen was the inter-city high speed railway system, the Tokaido.
The third series was the 200 Series Shinkansen.
www.asd.k12.ak.us /schools/romig/pages/AsiaProjects/Culture/Bullet/history.html   (291 words)

  
 The Bullet Train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Along the Tokaido line series 300 trains operate at a top speed of 270km/h or 168mph (since 1992).
Along the Sanyo line series 500 trains operate at a top speed of 300km/h or 186mph (since 1997).
Along the Tohoku line series 200 E2 + E3 trains operate at 275km/h or 170mph (since 1997), the rest at 240km/h or 150mph (since 1988).
www.o-keating.com /hsr/bullet.htm   (344 words)

  
 "Japanese Model Supplies - Home Page"
The very first bullet train series built in 1964, but most cars have been retired now - runs from 4 to 16 car sets.
Introduced in 1985, this was the first type of bullet train series to include double deck cars - full set is 16 cars - individual cars available.
Updated version of 200 series with 100 series type 'longer' nose - runs in 16 car sets - also has two double deck cars - individual cars available.
www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Island/2589/jms/bullet.html   (890 words)

  
 Brad's N Scale Station
This is a true shinkansen or "Bullet Train".
The E2 series runs on several lines and we rode it on the
This is the 100 series Shinkansen which began running
www.nscalestation.com /japan.htm   (319 words)

  
 "Photo of the Month" Archive October 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
This is one of only two such wagons, and is capable of transporting loads of up to 240 tonnes sandwiched between the two halves on a total of 24 axles.
An E2 series shinkansen set pulls into Omiya station with the Asama 514 service from Nagano to Tokyo.
This equipment is capable of operating on both 50 Hz and 60 Hz (25 kV AC) power supplies, with a maximum speed of 260 km/h.
japanrailwaysociety.com /jrs/month/y03/oct/y0310.htm   (101 words)

  
 Kato Shinkansen Sets.
JR Tokai and JR West Japan, together, developed Series 700 in 1999 as the next-generation Bullet Train to run on their Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen Lines with blue lines on the white body.
Introduced earlier this year in Kyushu, the most southern major island of Japan, the Series 800 is the latest generation of the well-known Shinkansen “bullet train.” The white streamlined body with dull red accents is a perfect blend of speed and power.
Currently operating in the southern region of Kyushu with 70% of its route under tunnels, this new kid on the rails is able to achieve speeds in excess of 260 kmph despite inclines up to 35%!
www.mgsharp.com /japanese_Shinkansen_sets.htm   (347 words)

  
 Joetsu Shinkansen
Category:Shinkansen ja:上越新幹線 Joetsu Shinkansen (上越新幹線) is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.
Tokaido Shinkansen, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Chuo Line, Tokaido Main Line, Yokosuka Line, Sobu Line, Keiyo Line
Nagano Shinkansen, Joeshin Electric Railway, Takasaki Line, Hachiko Line, Ryomo Line, Joetsu Line, Shin'etsu Line
www.datamass.net /jo/joetsu-shinkansen.html   (267 words)

  
 i-Transportation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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 Dragon History : Dragons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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