Huge UK train and bus attraction that’s rarely open… is like stepping back to London’s golden age of travel
SOMETIMES it really is about the journey, as train and bus enthusiasts will know too well. Soon, Brits won’t have to imagine ...
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Heavy snow in Japan affects Shinkansen services, causing suspensions and delays
TOKYO - Shinkansen bullet train services in Japan have been suspended or delayed due to heavy snow on Feb 8 morning. According to East Japan Railway, Joetsu Shinkansen services were suspended ...
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I rode on a Japanese bullet train with top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. Despite the downsides, I'd do it again.
So, on a recent trip to Japan, I was excited to book a journey on the country's famous Shinkansen, a bullet train that can reach top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. My one-way ticket was ...
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Shinkansen turns 60 boasting track record of speed, comfort, safety
Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing Nozomi No. 1 Shinkansen on Oct. 1. In a similar ceremony as held then ...
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Bullet train route in Kyushu beset by problems before opening
Ballooning costs, inconvenient access and a local feud are clouding the future of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s Nishi-Kyushu route that will partially open on Sept. 23. The 66-kilometer course ...
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N700S for Supreme: the evolution of the latest Shinkansen
Japan’s original and still busiest bullet train route is the Tokaido Shinkansen section of the original and still principal high-speed line west of Tokyo to Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka, with seamless ...