A JR Central N700S Series train running Tokaido Shinkansen, September 2021
Overview
Native name
東海道新幹線
Status
Operational
Owner
JR Central
Locale
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, Shiga, Kyoto, and Osaka Prefectures
Termini
Tokyo
Shin-Ōsaka
Stations
17
Color on map
Blue (#1153af)
Service
Type
High-speed rail (Shinkansen)
System
Shinkansen
Services
Nozomi
Hikari
Kodama
Operator(s)
JR Central
Depot(s)
Tokyo, Mishima, Nagoya, Osaka
Rolling stock
N700A series
N700S series
History
Opened
October 1, 1964; 59 years ago (1964-10-01)
Technical
Line length
515.4 km (320.3 mi)
Number of tracks
Double-track
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
25 kV 60 Hz AC (overhead catenary)
Operating speed
285 km/h (177 mph)
Signalling
Cab signalling
Train protection system
ATC-NS
Maximum incline
2.0%
Route map
Legend
( Tōhoku Shinkansen)
0:00
Tokyo
0:07
Shinagawa
Tama River
0:18
Shin-Yokohama
Sagami River
0:35
Odawara
0:44
Atami
0:54
Mishima
1:08
Shin-Fuji
Fuji River
1:08
Shizuoka
Abe River
Ooi River
1:39
Kakegawa
Tenryū River
1:34
Hamamatsu
Lake Hamana
1:24
Toyohashi
1:30
Mikawa-Anjō
1:35
Nagoya
1:59
Gifu-Hashima
2:18
Maibara
2:09
Kyōto
2:24
Shin-Ōsaka
( San'yō Shinkansen)
Times shown are fastest timetabled journey from Tokyo (HH:MM).
The Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Japanese: 東海道新幹線, romanized: Tōkaidō Shinkansen, lit. 'East coast route, new main line') is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 1964, running between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka, it was the world's first high-speed rail line,[1] and it remains one of the world's busiest.[2][3] Since 1987, it has been operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), prior to that by Japanese National Railways (JNR).
There are three types of services on the line: from fastest to slowest, they are the limited-stop Nozomi, the semi-fast Hikari, and the all-stop Kodama. Many Nozomi and Hikari trains continue onward to the San'yō Shinkansen, going as far as Fukuoka's Hakata Station.
The line was named a joint Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark and IEEE Milestone by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 2000.[4][5]
^"Shinkansen – Bullet Trains in Japan". Trainspread.com. 2020. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020.
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^"#211 Tokaido Shinkansen". Landmarks. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^"Milestones:Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train), 1964". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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