Shinkansen Bullet train from outside

I took this video outside a station (Shizuouka) about an hour's ride from Tokyo. My reasoning to go there exclusively to shoot this video is that at stations, the trains are stationary; in the midway stations, the trains again stop. So, to see the full, raw power of these beautiful beasts, you need to go to a station where the trains don't stop.

Hope you'll enjoy them!

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• shinkansen
• bullet train
• train
• speed
• shizuouka
• tokyo

[raoanant]

Nice observation. If you see closely, you'll realize that it's the middle track, which is for trains that don't stop at a station. Once a train crosses the platform, it'll merge with one of the main tracks, depending on the direction the train is going. Hope this helps!

[Kreicherisch]

They do sound like bullets.

[karinaleb]

HOLY SHIT! that's awesome! those japanese are CRAZY!

[WingsOTWorld]

@fanirama The max the Acela could've been doing would be 135 since the lines south of New York only allow that as a maximum speed. Likewise being at a station...they tend to slow it down a bit normally...but I could be wrong. It still pales in comparison to the Shinkansen which you see doing between 150-186 in this vid...once again depending on whether they slow down or not near stations. We could definitely use a few more Acela all around this country.

[fanirama]

Although this is truly fast, I once saw an Amtrak Acela fly by me at a New Jersey train station. Jesus !! First off, it was quiet when I stood at the station, then a moment later, increasing louder noise and a second later, this thing flies by me at ridiculous speed. The wind effect from it was ridiculous. It was literally, silence, whoosh for like 3-4 seconds and then silence. Incredible speed on the US Amtrak trains. Must've been going like about 120-150 mph easily.

[mikann000]

25meterX16cars=400meter

[faggio0622]

im kinda biased cuz im japanese but i think ppl who support the french TGV just miss the point...

trains in japan hav a disadvantage cuz of the terrain. nonetheless the bullet train travels at 300km/h at frequencies of about 1 train every 10 minutes. the TGV can never do that. so the maglev beats the TGV by speed and the bullet train also beats it for being a lot more convinent.

tell me if im wrong.

[HabboRockz123]

ive been on one they so cool when your in a tnnel and theres 2metere long ligghts then have a space in between on the train it just looks like one long light throughout the tunnel

[jepoysr]

LOL :p

[KidApe21]

geez those trains are extremely long