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This Is the Alfa-X, the World’s Fastest Bullet Train
This Is the Alfa-X, the World’s Fastest Bullet Train

10 May 2019, 14:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese rail operator JR East presented on Thursday the Alfa-X, the fastest bullet train in the world at 360 km/h (224 mph)

 
Japanese Train Route to Become One Minute Faster After Years of Engineering Work
Japanese Train Route to Become One Minute Faster After Years of Engineering Work

11 Jul 2018, 14:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese railway operator to begin 2 years of engineering work that will shorten the travel time between two stations by one minute.

 
Japanese Hello Kitty Bullet Train Shown in Glorious Pink
Japanese Hello Kitty Bullet Train Shown in Glorious Pink

28 Jun 2018, 12:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japan's newest shinkansen bullet train is Hello Kitty-themed, to begin operations this weekend in the Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures.

 
Hello Kitty Shinkansen Bullet Train Ready for Service in Japan
Hello Kitty Shinkansen Bullet Train Ready for Service in Japan

21 May 2018, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / West Japan Railway to launch into service on June 30 a 500 series shinkansen with a Hello Kitty theme on the outside and the inside.

 
New TGV Trains to Enter Service in France in 2022
New TGV Trains to Enter Service in France in 2022

1 Apr 2018, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / France to buy 100 new TGV trains that will come with a reduction in energy consumption of at least 25 percent and be able to carry around 700 passengers.

 
Japan Unveils the New Shinkansen Supreme Bullet Train
Japan Unveils the New Shinkansen Supreme Bullet Train

19 Mar 2018, 12:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New version of the Shinkansen train unveiled in Japan. To be called Supreme, it will link Tokyo and Shin-Osaka starting 2020

 
Luxury 200 MPH Sleeper Train With an Open-Air Deck Coming to Japan
Luxury 200 MPH Sleeper Train With an Open-Air Deck Coming to Japan

26 May 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / JR West (West Japan Railway Company) has recently announced that a new luxury high-speed train, that will have an open-air deck for passengers to take in the sights, will be introduced in the spring...