JR shinkansen N-700 bullet train for World

The Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the world's busiest high-speed rail line. Carrying 151 million passengers a year (March, 2008),[1] it has transported more passengers (over 6 billion)[2] than any other high speed line in the world.[3]Between Tokyo and Osaka, the two largest metropolises in Japan, ten trains per hour with 16 cars each (1,300 seats capacity) run in each direction with minimum 3 minutes frequency.
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The head of a major Japanese railway company has suggested Japan's Shinkansen bullet train technology for a US high-speed railway project.
In a speech he delivered in Washington on Monday, Chairman Yoshiyuki Kasai of the Central Japan Railway said that the latest N-700 models would link Washington and New York in 70 minutes, instead of current 3 hours.
He also said that bullet trains have not caused one fatal accident since their launch in 1964, and that the Shinkansen system is more energy-saving than other high-speed railway technologies.
Speaking to reporters, Kasai unveiled a plan to conduct a test to run the N-700 model at a maximum speed of 330 kilometers per hour for the first time, in November.
France's TGV trains currently run at up to 320 kilometers per hour.
Earlier on the day, Kasai met with US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to promote the technology for its economic benefits. Kasai said that a substantial number of jobs would be created for daily operations as well as for management.
President Barack Obama has announced a high-speed railway project to build various lines linking major cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as Washington and New York.2009/06/30 17:17(JST)

During the Shinkansen's 44-year, nearly 7 billion-passenger history, there have been no passenger fatalities due to derailments or collisions, despite frequent earthquakes and typhoons. Injuries and a single fatality have been caused by doors closing on passengers or their belongings; attendants are employed at platforms to prevent such mishaps. There have, however, been suicides by passengers jumping both from and in front of moving trains.

On November 16, 2009 JR Central invites foreign diplomats to ride N700 Shinkansen, to promote the sales of Shinkansen to foreign countries.

The speed will be 330 km/h instead of the usual 270 km/h on Tokaido Shinkansen.The test ride will be from Maibara to Kyoto, about 68 km in distance.The journey should take 18 minutes.

05 October 2009
Kyushi Shinkansen NN700.

JAPAN: JR Central is stepping up efforts to sell Shinkansen technology to other countries. Announcing details of an export version of the Series N700 trainset called the N700-I Bullet at the HSR Summit in London last month, JR Centrals Senior Executive Director Tsutomu Morimura emphasised the need to consider Shinkansen technology as an integral package. With fully segregated track, it was possible to use very lightweight trains such as the N700, he said, achieving major advantages in terms of energy consumption.

Morimura revealed that the N700-I Bullet had been suggested for the US market during a visit earlier this year to Washington by JR Central Chairman Yoshiyuki Kasai. Based on proven technology, the train was intended for worldwide use, Morimura said, although we have not specified a target market yet. He explained that the plans to export N700 technology had arisen following the recent launch of JR Centrals Consulting & Co-ordination Office; the project was intended to help stimulate business for Japanese industry and would build on experience gained in Taiwan.

Thanks partly to its low axleload of 112 tonnes, JR Centrals 16-car N700 offers a weight per seat of 05 tonnes. The N700-I Bullet would differ from the N700 in having a flexible formation of eight to 15 cars and a maximum speed of 330 km/h. The eight-car version would have all axles motored, seats for 636 passengers and a laden weight of 057 tonnes per seat.


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[tak0242424]

Shinkansen is probably the safest train ever.

and they are ALWAYS on time

[JapaneseTrain]

Shinkansen can run over 400km/h.

But, Shinkansen can't run over 330km/h IN Japan because of the noise.

[YourNeighbor1000]

@rodman1993 there's a high speed rail plan to build a separate track to run high-speed only trains but the funding's not even there

[rodman1993]

@5Oblivion I strongly agree with this. I always wondered what a Shinkansen would look like on the Northeast Corridor. We might not be able to run it at full speed because there is a 150 mph limit for high speed rail in North America.

But this just proves our dependency on foreign technology. Why can we as Americans learn from others to create our own technology rather than have others do it for us?

[5Oblivion]

i think bringing shinkansen tech to the usa would significantly improve american railways

[yusuke7398]

@Mr55330 What are you talking about? Tseperi rail option is without electric drive, but propeller propulsion. Not regular train and can't transport any passengers.

And shinkansen is the first high speed rail as a regular train.

Shinkansen ran with 443km/h at test.

And the operation speed of Tokaido shinkansen and Tohoku shinkansen is 300km/h now.

In addition to that, operation speed of Tohoku shinkansen will be 320km/h in 2014.

[ezydavid]

wowo

[Mr55330]

he speak nonsense because the TGV running with with max 574 km at test and The german ICE is runung 330 km so the fast train is inventet in europe not in japan , and the bullet train inventet in japan ist inventet in 1964 but in german in 1930 see Railzepelin train runung with 230 km and ist with the same form like the japan bullet train inventet in 1964 so the japan bullet train ist copie of the germen reilzepelin Hhahaha

[livetothelove1519]

haha.... scott westerfels's extras!!! :D thts awesome

[mokacode]

300km/h is not faster than the french TGV's traffic speed....That said ,Shinkansen looks much prettier designed than the TGV...

[Nervantoss]

@JapaneseTrain 400kmh is the prototype speed like the "TGV pos" with agv motor( this special tgv train can run at 570kmh. )

in fact the maximum speed train in japon is 300kmh. the fastest train for the moment is in France at 320kmh.