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The Shinkansen
This week I'll be posting photos of trains and train stations.
Continuing the series I started to post over the weekend I'm uploading today a photo of a Shinkansen train taken a few weeks ago in Tokyo station, the second busiest train station in Tokyo.
The Shinkansen, also known as the bullet train, is the name given in Japan to both the network of high speed trains and the high speed trains themselves. The Shinkansen system started in 1964 and is now one of the most important institutions in Japanese societey.
According to the Wikipedia:
"The Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the world's busiest high-speed rail line. Carrying 151 million passengers a year it has transported more passengers (over 6 billion) than any other high speed line in the world. Between Tokyo and Osaka, the two largest metropolises in Japan, up to ten trains per hour with 16 cars each (1,300 seats capacity) run in each direction with a minimum of 3 minutes between trains. Though largely a long-distance transport system, the Shinkansen also serves commuters who travel to work in metropolitan areas from outlying cities."
The Shinkansen
This week I'll be posting photos of trains and train stations.
Continuing the series I started to post over the weekend I'm uploading today a photo of a Shinkansen train taken a few weeks ago in Tokyo station, the second busiest train station in Tokyo.
The Shinkansen, also known as the bullet train, is the name given in Japan to both the network of high speed trains and the high speed trains themselves. The Shinkansen system started in 1964 and is now one of the most important institutions in Japanese societey.
According to the Wikipedia:
"The Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the world's busiest high-speed rail line. Carrying 151 million passengers a year it has transported more passengers (over 6 billion) than any other high speed line in the world. Between Tokyo and Osaka, the two largest metropolises in Japan, up to ten trains per hour with 16 cars each (1,300 seats capacity) run in each direction with a minimum of 3 minutes between trains. Though largely a long-distance transport system, the Shinkansen also serves commuters who travel to work in metropolitan areas from outlying cities."