315 Series is a new-generation commuter train designed to serve Nagoya and Shizuoka areas. It followed the same overall dimension as the 313 Series but with a longitudinal seating arrangement. JR ... (more)

While ordering more 211 Series trains, JR Central also modified the design and developed the 311 Series. Entered service in 1989, these trains operate the New Rapid Service on Tokaido Main Line, w... (more)

Hustle and Bustle Two Tokaido Shinkansens meet near Tokyo Station. Trains are spaced as little as 3 minutes apart, allowing the Tokaido Shinkansen to carry over 85 million passengers per y... (more)

What's Up, Doc? "Doctor Yellow" or the JR Central Class 923 is one of the most sought-after trains in Japan. Only running a few times a month, Doctor Yellow inspects the Tokaido ... (more)

The Shinkansen Class 923, nicknamed "Doctor Yellow", seen here passing Sekigahara on a cloudy winter afternoon. Heavily modified from the Shinkansen 700 Series, only two sets of the Clas... (more)

A hoisted Shinkansen car amazes little and grown enthusiasts at JR Central Hamamatsu Factory Open House 2016. This was the definite highlight of the event and I hope this inspired the kids to beco... (more)

SCMaglev and Railway Park exhibit two experimental shinkansen trains introduced in the mid-1990s, 300X and MLX01. 300X was a prototype to test the design features of the existing 700, N700 Series,... (more)

The SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya opened in 2011. Different generations of Tokaido Shinkansen Trains are preserved and on display inside the park.

Meeting of two N700 shinkansen trains of JR Central east of Kyoto station. In the foreground the cape gauge tracks with a regional train. Kyoto station is just on the right. The view is from the K... (more)

Shinkansen maintenance yard in Osaka Settsu with trains of N700, 700 and 700-7000 series, seen from the Osaka Monorail.

A N700 Shinkansen of the JR Central is entering Kyoto from Osaka, seen from the Kyoto tower observation desk about 100 meter above ground.

An interesting comparison of the fastest Japanese steam locomotive 4-6-4 "Hudson" C 62 # 17 (which reached 129 km/h on cape gauge in 1954) with the experimental train 300X in the large ... (more)

A "Shinkansen" highspeed train N700 # N 12 of JR Central is running a "Nozomi" service over the Fujikawa bridge near Fuji-shi.

At 9.44 AM an unknown N700 "Shinkansen" high speed train of JR Central in a "Nozomi" service is passing 3776 meter high Fuji volcano in a distance of about 25 kilometers, with 270 km per hour velo... (more)

At 8.24 AM an unknown N700 "Shinkansen" high speed train of JR Central in "Nozomi" service is passing 3776 meter high Fuji volcano in a distance of about 25 kilometers, with 270 km per hour veloci... (more)