On 16 October 2026, JR Central introduced a new generation of high-speed Shinkansen trains for the Tokaido and Sanyo lines.

Watch Japan's iconic Shinkansen bullet train race through contrasting landscapes, from dense urban skylines, towering ...

The famous Japanese bullet train has just received an upgrade. A new cabin, called Supreme Class, with private suites has been introduced on some of Japan’s high-speed rail network. It’s the single ...

The collision near Urda pushed Spain past the toll of Germany’s 1998 Eschede derailment on a network that was until this year a source of national pride.

The country’s second major rail disaster in nine months has disrupted services and halted ticket sales on the ...

I headed to Odawara Station to try my hand at platform photography for the first time. I was overwhelmed by the speed and ...

After 60 years of speedy service, Japan’s bullet trains are being rerouted towards luxury – with new, hi-tech cabins ...

I am sitting on a bullet train somewhere between Kyoto and Tokyo, watching rice fields, small towns and misty mountains whizz past the window. My Shinkansen (Japan’s high-speed ...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Central Japan Railway Co. on Monday began commercial service of its new bullet inspection train "Dr. S," ...

BLUE BULLET, a specialty railway goods store located inside the ticket gates at Shinagawa Station on Japan’s Tokaido ...

A new bullet train that inspects rail infrastructure as it carries passengers has succeeded Japan's well-known Doctor Yellow shinkansen.

Ekiben pack diverse local ingredients and centuries-old Japanese culinary tradition into portable boxes — railway station ...