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	Shinkansen (Japanese Bullet Train)
		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 speed train.
		The southern half of the Kyushu Shinkansen, connecting Yatsushiro with Kagoshima, was inaugurated in March 2004.
		Currently under construction are the further extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen to Aomori and the extension of the Nagano Shinkansen to Kanazawa.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2018.html (589 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tokaido Shinkansen
		The Tokaido Shinkansen line was originally conceptualized in 1940 as a 150 km/h dedicated railway between Tokyo and Shimonoseki, which would have been 50% faster than the fastest express train of the time.
		Shinkansen 300 Series passing through Maibara Station, April 2002 The 300 Series Shinkansen high-speed trainsets for Japans Shinkansen dedicated high-speed railways were introduced in 1992 on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines for use on the fastest Nozomi services, being capable of 270 km/h (168 mph).
		Category: Shinkansen Tokyo Station Tokyo Station (æ±äº¬é§…; -eki) is a train station located in the centre of Tokyo in the Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds and somewhat to the north of the Ginza commercial district.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tokaido-Shinkansen (1190 words)

	0 Series Shinkansen
		The 0 Series Shinkansen were the first trainsets built to run on Japan's new high speed rail network, and are therefore still the image of the Shinkansen in the minds of most non-Japanese because of all the publicity they received when the first Shinkansen line began operation in 1964.
		Unlike previous Japanese trains, the Tokaido Shinkansen and all subsequent Shinkansen were standard gauge (4'8½", 1,435 mm between the rails).
		Existence as a Shinkansen train is tough; though most rail equipment has a service life of thirty or more years, Shinkansen sets are tired after fifteen, and they are generally removed from service after that point.
	www.clickforcontent.com /info/guide/0/0_/0_series_shinkansen.html? (325 words)

	Railway Technology - Shinkansen High Speed 'Bullet Train' operated by JR Central, Japan
		Shinkansen run largely on conventional steel rail mounted on concrete sleepers, but the fastest services use dedicated tracks to avoid conflict with slower trains.
		Shinkansen trains run on two different gauges - 1,067mm and 1,435mm - which precludes each part of the system from using the other's trains.
		The next candidate is the 59km of the Nagano Shinkansen from Nagano to Joetsu, with plans existing to eventually extend this to Komatsu via Toyama and Kanazawa.
	www.railway-technology.com /projects/shinkansen (804 words)

	IEEE - IEEE History Center: Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
		Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train) was designed with the world's most advanced electrical and mechanical train technologies to operate at speeds up to 210 km/hr, a world record when it began service in 1964.
		The Shinkansen can be summed up as an inter-city passenger transportation system that has been developed by constantly seeking to expand the limits of the special advantages of railways, including safety, reliability, high speed, and large transportation capacity.
		The success of Japan's Shinkansen has led to the reevaluation of railways round the world, and a number of nations are now operating and planning high-speed railways based on concepts similar to that of the Shinkansen.
	www.ieee.org /web/aboutus/history_center/shinkansen.html (262 words)

	Japan Railways Group
		Shinkansen is a high-speed rail system that serves as the core of Japan's rail transportation network.
		The Sanyo Shinkansen is covered by both the Japan Rail Pass and JR West Sanyo Area Pass.
		The Akita Shinkansen branches off from the Tohoku Shinkansen at Morioka and crosses Honshu to the Japan Sea coast city of Akita.
	www.japanrail.com /JR_shinkansen.html (1177 words)

	Tokaido Shinkansen - Definition, explanation
		Tōkaidō Shinkansen (東海道新幹線) is the original Shinkansen line that opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka.
		The Tokaido Shinkansen line was originally conceptualized in 1940 as a 150 km/h dedicated railway between Tokyo and Shimonoseki, which would have been 50% faster than the fastest express train of the time.
		The beginning of World War II stalled the project in its early planning stages, although a few tunnels were dug that were later used in the Shinkansen route.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/t/to/tokaido_shinkansen.php (211 words)

	IEEE History Center: Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
		Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train) was designed with the world's most advanced electrical and mechanical train technologies to operate at speeds up to 210 km/hr, a world record when it began service in 1964.
		The Shinkansen can be summed up as an inter-city passenger transportation system that has been developed by constantly seeking to expand the limits of the special advantages of railways, including safety, reliability, high speed, and large transportation capacity.
		The success of Japan's Shinkansen has led to the reevaluation of railways round the world, and a number of nations are now operating and planning high-speed railways based on concepts similar to that of the Shinkansen.
	www.ieee.com /web/aboutus/history_center/shinkansen.html (253 words)

	Transportation in Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shinkansen are the high speed trains in Japan and they are known as bullet trains.
		The fastest shinkansen train is the 500 series "Nozomi" which operates at a maximum speed of 300 km/h.
		In 1999, the average lateness per train on the Tokaido Shinkansen was 24 seconds.
	www.amphi.com /~psteffen/fmf/transportation.html (176 words)

	0 Series Shinkansen at AllExperts
		The 0 Series Shinkansen were the first trainsets built to run on Japan's new high speed rail network, and are therefore still the image of the Shinkansen in the minds of most non-Japanese because of all the publicity they received when the first Shinkansen line began operation in 1964.
		Unlike previous Japanese trains, the Tokaido Shinkansen and all subsequent Shinkansen were standard gauge (4'8Â½", 1,435 mm between the rails).
		The 0-series Shinkansen is said to be modeled after the Douglas DC-8 jetliner (the first jetliner to go supersonic).
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/0_series_shinkansen.htm (433 words)

	Bullet train straight to the heart of Japan \| The Japan Times Online
		Hurtling down the Tokaido Line toward Osaka at 270 kilometers per hour in its sleek white fuselage is about as remarkable as riding a taxi.
		When the Tokaido Shinkansen marked its 40th anniversary in October 2004, it could boast an astonishing safety and performance record: 4.16 billion passengers carried, 1.5 billion kilometers traveled, and not a single injury or fatality from derailment or collision.
		The Shinkansen's other father, former JNR President Shinji Sogo, is at least credited with helping inspire what made it such a success.
	search.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/fb20070114a2.html (683 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for shinkansen
		Consistent maintenance ensures success: the Tokaido Shinkansen now carries 4.8 times as many trains a day at higher speeds and better punctuality than when it opened 39 years ago.
		First N700 Shinkansen train starts testing; test running started last month on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen of the first N700 train to confirm its performance and long-term durability.
		Miniatures of two new Shinkansen train models are displayed Wednesday, March 10, 2005 at East Japan Railway Co.'s headquarters in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Japan.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=shinkansen (581 words)

	#211 Tokaido Shinkansen (1964) - Landmarks
		In 1964, Shinkansen (which means "new trunk line" and is also known as the bullet train) between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka became the world's first high-speed railway system, running at a maximum business speed of over 200 km/h (130-160 mph).
		The Shinkansen standard track gauge of 1,435 mm enabled 25 m long bodies to be built 400 mm wider than previous conventional trains running on the standard Japanese 1,067 mm gauge.
		The 0 series of shinkansen cars are on display at several locations around the country, including transport museums in Tokyo and Osaka.
	www.asme.org /Communities/History/Landmarks/Tokaido_Shinkansen_1964.cfm (239 words)

	Japan Focus
		However, the way in which the Shinkansen operates means that such accidents are not possible and in most cases 50 seconds is more than enough time to allow passengers to disembark and embark.
		Although the Shinkansen suffered its first passenger-carrying service derailment in 2004 due to an earthquake, this was due to the very close proximity to the epicentre of the earthquake.
		Kasai Yoshiyuki has said that ‘Although the Tokaido Shinkansen may be the best system for Tokyo-Osaka, it does not mean it is the most appropriate for everywhere.’ Although this statement refers more to technical considerations, the implications may extend to cultural and political spheres.
	japanfocus.org /products/details/2367 (2708 words)

	Biting the Bullet \| Education and Society \| Trends in Japan \| Web Japan
		A ride on the Shinkansen in itself once used to be a treat, but as the novelty has worn off, the trains are undergoing a face lift to accommodate practical, business needs.
		Central Japan Railway Co., which operates the Tokaido Shinkansen line, ceased running dining cars in 1998, and East Japan Railway Co. has never operated dining cars on its Tohoku, Joetsu, and Nagano Shinkansen routes.
		At the moment, tests appear to favor a model that keeps the head stable even when the train is in motion and is fitted with a device that wakes up the passenger as the train approaches their station.
	web-jpn.org /trends00/honbun/tj000410.html (812 words)

	asahi.com : English
		When bullet trains made their debut on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Shin-Osaka, they were considered a technological marvel that much of the world wanted to emulate.
		The Shinkansen was a symbol of a new Japan.
		Indispensable to all Shinkansen drivers is their timetable, which lists the exact times trains must arrive at, depart from or pass by each station-marked down to a level of 15 seconds.
	www.asahi.com /english/nation/TKY200410150138.html (1021 words)

	Japan's shinkansen trains are among the fastest and best in the world
		This line, running from Tokyo to Osaka, was named Tokaido Shinkansen, and was a remarkable feat for a country still recovering from the severe devastation of WW II.
		The stops along the Tokaido are famously depicted in Japanese wood block prints (ukiyo-e) which vividly illustrate the plight of travelers at a time when the use of the wheel was forbidden and it took two weeks to travel the distance that the shinkansen now covers in a few hours.
		In the four decades since the first line was opened, the high-speed shinkansen system has continuously evolved and now reaches as far as Akita (to the north of Japan's main island, Honshu) and Fukuoka (a metropolis on Kyushu, Japan's southern island), creating a network of several thousand kilometers.
	www.travellady.com /Issues/Issue55/shinkansen.htm (823 words)

	JR-EAST: Search for Fares and Limited Express Charges on Shinkansen Lines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Please select the Shinkansen line, originating station and destination station, then press the "Search" button.
		Those who use JAPAN RAIL PASS are advised to use the "HIKARI" or "KODAMA" trains.
		The Tokaido* and Sanyo Shinkansen lines are run by other JR companies.
	www.jreast.co.jp /e/charge/index.asp (105 words)

	Shinkansen
		The Shinkansen links some of Japan's major cities, from Hakata in Kyushu to Morioka in the northern part of the Honshu.
		Tokaido Shinkansen takes only two and a half hours to cover the 552.6 kilometers between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka Stations.
		On the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines, there are 400 intercity train trips each day.
	homepage2.nifty.com /soleman/shinkansen/shin.html (165 words)

	Enhancement of Functions of Tokaido Shinkansen Earthquake Disaster Prevention System
		The Tokaido Shinkansen earthquake disaster prevention system consists of an earthquake alarm system designed to remotely and quickly detect a major earthquake occurring somewhere, plus wayside seismographs designed primarily to sense actual quakes along the line.
		When a major earthquake occurs somewhere away from the Tokaido Shinkansen, it is detected by the nearest remote seismograph, which estimates the earthquake magnitude and epicentre using the initial P-wave and transmits the results to the associated substation device via the relay station.
		For the Tokaido Shinkansen, we plan to adopt measured seismic intensity (SI) as the new index because it is widely known by the general Japanese public and because the value announced by the Meteorological Agency can be substituted directly if our seismographs fail.
	www.jrtr.net /jrtr43_44/f64_ara.html (1838 words)

	Hanami Web - Shinkansen
		Shinkansen is a Japanese high-tech bullet train that belongs to world's fastest trains.
		Shinkansen was first introduced from 1964 with Tokaido Shinkansen.
		Shinkansen can travel over 300 km/hour and is almost perfectly silent inside the train.
	www.hanamiweb.com /shinkansen.html (390 words)

	SHINKANSEN HISTORY
		In contrast to the older lines, Shinkansen lines are standard gauge, and use tunnels and viaducts to go through and over obstacles, rather than around them.
		Construction of the first segment of the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka started in 1959.
		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.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/shinkansen_history.htm (569 words)

	Viewpoint (December 2005)
		If the Tokaido Shinkansen had never been built, and the passengers that it carries were travelling by car, we would see as many as 12,000 additional traffic accident injuries and fatalities every year.
		“The TGV is the son of the Tokaido, and the step-brother of Italy’s Direttissima.” The SNCF was keenly interested in and kept a close eye on Japan’s early research in the 50s as well as the steps leading up to the Shinkansen launch and operations throughout the 60s.
		The Shinkansen had just five and a half years from the approval by the National Diet of a 200 billion yen budget in 1959 up till the 1964 Tokyo Olympics to establish operations and achieve performance stability.
	www2s.biglobe.ne.jp /~nippon/file/jog359e.htm (2381 words)

	The Shinkansen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Shinkansen is a high-speed railroad system consisting of six regular lines where the trains run only on special Shinkansen tracks, and two lines, usually referred to as "Mini-shinkansen" lines, where the trains run both on Shinkansen tracks and standard local tracks.
		The Tokaido Shinkansen serves the 500-kilometer (311-mile) Tokyo-Osaka corridor that has long been considered the main artery of Japan.
		Since it was inaugurated in 1964, the Shinkansen has had a remarkable record of high-speed operation, safety, volume of transport, and punctuality.
	web-jpn.org /factsheet/trans/hikari.html (206 words)

	New to Japan - General - Long-Distance Transport
		Until recently, there were three routes across the country from Tokyo: the Tokaido line to Osaka, which continues as the San-yo line to Hakata in Kyushu; the Tohoku line to Morioka and the Joetsu line to Niigata.
		The following table shows the typical shinkansen travel time and fare from Tokyo to some of the major cities (The fares are subject to seasonal surcharges of up to 500 yen.
		When you travel by shinkansen, you actually have to pay for the ticket and a surcharge, usually meaning that you have two 'tickets'.
	www.japan-zone.com /new/transport.shtml (1175 words)

	Hakone Attractions
		A short, cedar lined passage of the old Tokaido and a museum about the former checkpoint can be found in Hakone Town at the shore of Ashinoko.
		Mount Fuji is located in Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures and can be seen from Tokyo and Yokohama on days with clear weather conditions (the air tends to be clearest during the winter months).
		The Tokaido Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto and Osaka closely passes by Mount Fuji.
	www.explorient.com /Attractions/HakoneAttractions.htm (394 words)

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