TOKYO - Shinkansen bullet train services in Japan have been suspended or delayed due to heavy snow on Feb 8 morning. According to East Japan Railway, Joetsu Shinkansen services were suspended ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--The iconic "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday, completing its final inspection of tracks ...

Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing Nozomi No. 1 Shinkansen on Oct. 1. In a similar ceremony as held then ...

The focus on Vande Bharat trains and the flexible planning for the Shinkansen’s eventual arrival shows India’s dedication to creating a world-class railway system that offers faster ...

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 ...

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.

Two carriages of the Tohoku Shinkansen uncoupled causing the bullet train to stop between stations at around 8:07 a.m. on Sept. 19 before resuming operation at around 1:12 p.m., East Japan Railway ...