The world’s first high-speed commercial train line, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, was built along the Tokaido, one of the five routes that connected the Japanese hinterland to ...

Early on October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of Osaka and a place in the history ...

For the first time in Japan’s rail history, a Shinkansen train converted exclusively for cargo transport will begin regular ...

The Shinkansen, or “bullet train,” is a Japanese icon. The first route was the Tōkaidō Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka, completed ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and named after the highway that ...

Experience a journey onboard Japan’s Shinkansen Train, the world’s first high-speed train, traveling 319 miles (514 km) from Osaka to Tokyo in just 2.5 hours at speeds up to 177 miles per hour. In ...

(CNN) — Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl ...