Tokaido Shinkansen
High-speed railway line between Tokyo and Osaka
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen (Japanese: 東海道新幹線; lit. 'Eastern Sea Road new main line') is a Japanese high-speed rail line and part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Together with the San'yō Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed corridor through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tōkaidō corridor. Opened in 1964 between Tōkyō and Shin-Ōsaka stations, it was the world's first high-speed rail line and remains one of the busiest. Since 1987, it has been operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), following its transfer from Japanese National Railways (JNR). The line offers three service types: the super-express Nozomi, the express Hikari, and the all-stop Kodama. Many Nozomi and Hikari trains continue onto the San'yō Shinkansen, reaching as far as Hakata station in Fukuoka. All services operate at similar top speeds. The Tokaido Shinkansen is among the most frequent high-speed rail services in the world, with up to 17 trains per hour (13 Nozomi, 2 Hikari, and 2 Kodama...
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