At 5:59 a.m. on Oct. 1, 1964, the signals rang on platform 9 in Tokyo station to announce the departure of "Hikari No. 1," the first scheduled train on the Tokaido Shinkansen. In the early light ...

Business travelers, tourists and countless others were left stranded by the suspension of the Tokaido Shinkansen ... other while stationary. At Tokyo Station's Shinkansen gates, passengers could ...

The Tokaido Shinkansen Line began operations on Oct. 1, 1964, just prior to the Tokyo Olympics, with the service at that time dubbed the "dream super limited express." It had a maximum speed of ...

Tokyo Station is the first station for all Japanese railways, including Tokaido, Chuo, Sobu and Tohoku lines and Shinkansen. The red-brick Marunouchi station building, restored to its original ...

When completed, the Linear Chuo Shinkansen will cover the ... was held for a special wrapped monorail at Tokyo Monorail's Haneda Airport Terminal 2 Station. To commemorate the 60th anniversary ...

Photo: Knotmirai/DreamstimeAn undated stock photo of Dr Yellow shinkansen pulling into Tokyo Station Fitted with special equipment for inspecting the Tokaido Shinkansen tracks, Doctor Yellow doesn ...

The Shinkansen network has expanded steadily since the 320-mile Tokaido line, linking Tokyo and Shin-Osaka was completed in 1964. Trains run at up to 200 mph (about 322 kph) on routes radiating ou ...

The iconic "Doctor Yellow" train belonging to Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday after completing its final inspection of tracks on the Tokaido Shinkansen ...

During this time, the Tokaido Shinkansen, which connects Tokyo and Osaka and makes stops in Nagoya and ... It turns out that prior to the train leaving Kyoto Station, the parakeet had swooped down and ...