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    considered to be high-speed. The first high-speed rail system, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, began operations in Honshu, Japan, in 1964. Due to the streamlined...
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  • Maibara – Shin-Ōsaka section of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen; and the Nishi-Akashi – Aioi section of the Sanyō Shinkansen. The Urban Network also includes the...
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  • from 350 to 310 km/h (220 to 190 mph) on all tracks and lines. Tōhoku Shinkansen to be increased to 360 km/h in around 2027; unconventional lines under...
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  • regions Tōkaidō-Sanyō Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen (sections between Karuizawa – Jōetsumyōkō, and between Itoigawa – Kanazawa) Kyushu Shinkansen Nishi...
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