Recent topics on Shinkansen shown in below.
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+Type 100 EMUs repainted to original color.
Source:http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100712-00000042-maip-soci
+Type 100 EMUs repainted to original color.
Source:http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100712-00000042-maip-soci
JR-West repainted Type 100 EMUs Shinkansen to original color.
This is due to retirement of the EMUs on Mar. 2012.
This is due to retirement of the EMUs on Mar. 2012.
JR-West possess 18 type 100 EMUs at presant.
In going plan,three 6 cars long EMUs will be repainted.
It costs 2 million yen,each.
In going plan,three 6 cars long EMUs will be repainted.
It costs 2 million yen,each.
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+Type E6 EMUs released.
Source:http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/natnews/topics/413615/
+Type E6 EMUs released.
Source:http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/natnews/topics/413615/
JR-East released new EMUs for Akita Shinkansen called type E6.
Type E6 cconsist of 7 cars long,so 1 car longer than E3,
which is now in operation on Akita Shinkansen.
This is due to streamline the coach.
Type E6 cconsist of 7 cars long,so 1 car longer than E3,
which is now in operation on Akita Shinkansen.
This is due to streamline the coach.
This EMUs are coneccted Type E5('Hayabusa') between Tokyo and Morioka.
So required maximam speed to 320km/h.
For this reason,the nose of front and rear cars make longer.
To make up for this affection,one coach added.
So required maximam speed to 320km/h.
For this reason,the nose of front and rear cars make longer.
To make up for this affection,one coach added.
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+Direct service between Kagoshima and Osaka faced difficult situation.
Source:http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100717-00000070-san-soci
+Direct service between Kagoshima and Osaka faced difficult situation.
Source:http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100717-00000070-san-soci
The Kyushu Shinkansen expanded section Hakata to Kagoshima will be in operation in Mar. 2011.
However operaters can not iron out differences of opinions.
According to Sankei newspaper,JR West,operater of Sanyo Shinkansen,
want to reduce number of stations which direct train stops,considering competiton to Air.
However,in Kyushu area,local goverment asked to JR Kyushu stop more train on each station.
However operaters can not iron out differences of opinions.
According to Sankei newspaper,JR West,operater of Sanyo Shinkansen,
want to reduce number of stations which direct train stops,considering competiton to Air.
However,in Kyushu area,local goverment asked to JR Kyushu stop more train on each station.
Addition to it,timetable,fare,a measure devised to deal with a problem are not decided
at now, eight months to operation begun.
at now, eight months to operation begun.