Touring Japan’s bullet train feels like stepping into a transportation system that is decades ahead of the rest of the world.
Riding Japan’s famous Bullet Train was an experience that truly lived up to the hype. This journey took us from Osaka to ...
"High-speed rail" is admittedly one of those dry-sounding infrastructure phrases that conjures thoughts of schedules and itineraries, but footage of a bullet train in action is entirely different.
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It begins as a gentle rumble as you see motion out of the window: that slight lurching forward. With a steady gait ...
Riding the bullet train in Japan is a world-class experience, and South Africans are missing out on a service which would ...
In the first week of June, I took a high-speed train between Osaka and Tokyo, Japan’s two largest cities. It was seamless, fast and efficient, and part of the allure of visiting a land where tradition ...
Much like an airliner's de-icing protocols, the water jets hosing down bullet trains are intended to promote safety in snowy ...
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Bullet Points

Aspiring to build India’s own Shinkansens? That needs governance to speed up first  Why does any country want to follow in Japan’s bullet train tracks? Because speedier movement of people and goods ...
High-speed rail projects are stalling nationwide and also holding up growth in secondary cities. Read more at ...