The high-speed Nozomi bullet train that plies the Tokaido Shinkansen Line will start operating from Shin-Yokohama Station on a limited basis, effective March 18. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) ...

Japan’s shinkansen (bullet train) network is made up of a number of different lines, but often when international travelers talk about taking “the shinkansen” they’re referring to the Tokaido ...

Semiprivate booths with luxurious seats will be introduced on shinkansen bullet trains connecting Tokyo and western Japan by March 2028, the operator said Wednesday, citing expected demand from ...

Services on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines were halted and delayed early on Aug. 17 as cancellations the previous day caused by heavy rain affected crew and train car preparations. Operations ...

[UPDATE, Aug 16, 3.20pm] JR announced that it has resumed services for Sanyo Shinkansen running between Hakata (in Fukuoka) and Shin-Osaka, and Tokaido Shinkansen running between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka.