The Shinkansen, Japan's high-speed intercity railway network, is often touted as the gold standard for high-speed rail.

India's first bullet train, Shinkansen - which will run on Ahmedabad-Mumbai corridor, has begun in Japan. India will receive ...

Filmmaker Shinji Higuchi reveals the inspirations behind the train drama that reached No. 2 in the streamer's global non-English films list.

In the six decades since that first train, the word Shinkansen – meaning “new trunk line” – has become an internationally recognized byword for speed, travel efficiency and modernity.

The stations will be equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities. Track works over viaducts have also started, and ...

Indian Railways' bullet train project could slash Bhubaneswar-New Delhi travel to under six hours, revolutionizing Odisha's ...

A high-speed rail link to Kolkata could bring down the travel duration to around two hours and forty-five minutes.

The opening of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line on Sept. 23 extended the journey, achievable on a single ticket, for the first time in 33 years. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Sept. 23, Momo Ito ...

First, the teal green Tohoku Shinkansen “Hayabusa” — one of Japan’s world-famous bullet trains — arrives at the platform. It stops, passengers alight, and the train waits patiently for ...

Ten years after the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line opened its Nagano-Kanazawa extension, sightseeing spots along the line are bustling with tourists from home and abroad. Today, further efforts are ...

In the 55 years since that first train, the word Shinkansen – meaning “new trunk line” – has become an internationally recognized byword for speed, travel efficiency and modernity.