For the first time in Japan’s rail history, a Shinkansen train converted exclusively for cargo transport will begin regular ...

Passengers on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line willing to pay more for privacy can travel in comfort and style in their own ...

Much like an airliner's de-icing protocols, the water jets hosing down bullet trains are intended to promote safety in snowy ...

Witness Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen as it flies past Odawara Station at 177 MPH (285 km/h). This video captures the sheer ...

Japan is in a bit of a dormant season right now as far as travel is concerned. With the New Year’s vacation season over and the weather at its coldest, most people aren’t looking to do any extensive ...

East Japan Railway, or JR East, said Tuesday that it will resume from Friday operating coupled trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line, which have been suspended since last week. JR East suspended the ...

When the first line of the Shinkansen opened on October 1, 1960, people working in the global rail industry raised a collective cry of surprise. The top speed of the fastest train on the rails of the ...

The Shinkansen, or “bullet train,” is a Japanese icon. The first route was the Tōkaidō Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka, completed ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and named after the highway that ...