Shinkansen na Kyoto

Op pad van Tokyo na Kyoto. Shinkansen beteken hoë spoed trein. Dis vandag publieke vakansiedag wat dit makliker maak om te beweeg, veral met tasse.

Punctuality

The Shinkansen is very reliable thanks to several factors, including its near-total separation from slower traffic. In 2016, JR Central reported that the Shinkansen's average delay from schedule per train was 24 seconds. This includes delays due to uncontrollable causes, such as natural disasters. The record, in 1997, was 18 seconds.

Tohoku Shinkansen

E5 series trains, capable of up to 320 km/h (200 mph) (initially limited to 300 km/h), were introduced on the Tōhoku Shinkansen in March 2011.Read more