The Tokaido Shinkansen train line is one of the busiest in Japan. It connects three big cities: Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, with more than 370 trains carrying about 4.3 lakh people every day.

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

The Tokaido Shinkansen, which links Tokyo and Osaka, is the oldest high-speed rail line in the world, and remains one of the busiest. During the recent Golden Week holiday season from Apr 25 to ...

One of Japan's busiest bullet train lines came to a halt after a snake tangled itself in a power line, causing a power outage. Tokaido Shinkansen trains running between Tokyo and Osaka were suspended ...

It will be the first bullet train dedicated to freight transport since the Tokaido Shinkansen Line started operations in 1964. The company plans to develop a dedicated freight-only Shinkansen that ...

NAGOYA--The operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line plans to install next-generation, thin solar cells on noise barriers along its tracks. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) expects to use ...

(Kyodo) -- Services were temporarily disrupted Wednesday on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a snake tangled in overhead wires and caused a power outage ...

The operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line said seats were almost fully booked on trains heading for Tokyo. Reserved seats have sold out for some of the inbound trains on the Tohoku and Akita ...

Nozomi and other bullet trains on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line leaving Tokyo Station in the morning were almost fully booked. All seats were taken on most non-reserved cars of the Tohoku and ...

began displaying posters of characters from 17 popular manga series at stations along the Tokaido shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka. For example, the poster featuring Pretty Guardian Sailor ...

The service disruption occurred on the Tokaido Shinkansen line, which also stops at Kyoto and Nagoya, and is considered the most popular and busiest route. The snake is thought to have become ...