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A new model of Shinkansen, manufactured in Japan, has been delivered to Taiwan for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/16/taiwan-shinkansen-arrival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rail #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #shinkansen #bullettrains #hitachi #toshiba #jrcentral

The SCMaglev and Railway Park in Aichi Japon. It is a showcase of train technology, historical and modern, ran officially by Japan Railways Central.

If you like trains, it is necessary to go there. Besides the trains, they also feature the IT technologies used for ticketing. That is truly the nerd icing on the train cake.

#train #trains #railway #shinkansen #japon #japan #aichi #jrcentral #jrtokai #bahn #bahnbilder #tech #ticketing #museum #history

Shizuoka Prefecture and JR Tokai have signed an agreement to begin construction on a section of the Chuo Shinkansen maglev train line in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/19/japan/shizuoka-jr-tokai-sign-maglev-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shizuoka #jrcentral #bullettrains #shinkansen

Inside Supreme Class: Japan’s New Private Shinkansen Cabins

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://unseen-japan.com/supreme-class-new-shinkansen-cabins/

Central Japan Railway and West Japan Railway will begin offering Supreme Class private compartments on their bullet trains from Oct. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/18/companies/shinkansen-private-compartments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shinkansen #trains #jrcentral #jrwest #bullettrains

Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, has said that four N700S series shinkansen trains that are set to be used also for the inspection of related equipment will be named Dr. S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/17/companies/inspection-shinkansen-doctor-s/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jrcentral #shinkansen #rail #jr #bullettrains

Hier ein echtes #pufferküsser Thema

Fahre gerade durch #Japan mit #jrcentral und sitze in einem HC85 dieselelektrischen Zug.

Ganz große Klasse. Fahrkomfort wie im ICE der #diebahn zwischen 1. und 2.Klasse, kein Dieselgedröhne wie in den dieselbetriebenen Triebwagen in D.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210825/p2a/00m/0bu/021000c

#Eisenbahn

Edit: Bild hinzugefügt

Shizuoka Prefecture's special committee has approved environmental conservation measures for a section of the planned Chuo Shinkansen maglev line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/28/japan/shizuoka-maglev-construction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #shizuoka #jrcentral #bullettrains #constructionindustry #chuoshinkansen #maglev #shinkansen

Nagoya Station's redevelopment project, being planned in anticipation of the maglev shinkansen, has been delayed again with an undecided start date. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/20/japan/nagoya-station-redevelopment-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #nagoya #jrcentral #bullettrains

The journey continues to the next city.
Next stop: Nagoya!

#japan #travel #hamamatsu #nagoya #jrcentral

JR Central President Shunsuke Niwa has stressed that the firm will continue promoting the construction of the Chuo Shinkansen, the maglev line that has faced cost increases and an unclear timeline for completion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/companies/jr-central-maglev-shinkansen-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo #maglev #bullettrains

Die #JRCentral versucht mit einer neuen Kooperation sich für das kommende Jahr wieder cooler zu präsentieren. Mit #FinalFantasy hat man sich auf jeden Fall den passenden Partner dafür ausgesucht. #Japan

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/lifestyle/final-fantasy-und-jr-central-geben-shinkansen-kooperation-bekannt-371463/

Central Japan Railway and five construction consultancies have been found to have colluded to prearrange winners of local government contracts for bridge inspections, Japan’s Fair Trade Commission says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/19/companies/bid-rigging-jr-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jr #jreast #jrcentral #ftc #antimonopolylaw

Japan’s maglev is a train to nowhere that continues to wow crowds with record speeds and a smooth, quiet ride at 500 kph. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/tech/maglev-ride/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo #maglev #bullettrains

Central Japan Railway has said that the total construction costs for its planned superfast magnetically levitated shinkansen train line is expected to swell further to ¥11 trillion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/companies/maglev-shinkansen-double-cost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo

The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to order Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, and five other firms to stop rigging bids for overpass inspection work, people familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/companies/ftc-jr-tokai-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ftc #jrcentral #jr #rail

Signs are emerging that Japan’s much-touted corporate reforms are reaching the industrial heartland of Nagoya, after sweeping through Tokyo and helping lift share prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/09/companies/corporate-governance-reform-nagoya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nagoya #aichi #manufacturing #corporategovernance #stocks #toyota #jrcentral

Seit Januar ist ein "Doctor Yellow" im Ruhestand. Der gelbe #Shinkansen sorgte als Gleisprüfzug für Sicherheit auf den Schienen in #Japan. Zur letzten Fahrt ins Zugmuseum #Nagoya gibt es ein besonderes Event für eingefleischte Zugfans. #jrcentral

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/doctor-yellow-japan-rail-bietet-fans-eine-besondere-begegnung-mit-dem-legendaeren-zug-354732/

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is keen on high-speed rail and lukewarm on tariffs, he said during an interview in Tokyo a day after visiting the Yamanashi Maglev Test Track. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/14/economy/governor-moore-maglev/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #rail #maglev #shizuoka #jrcentral #bullettrains #shinkansen #chuoshinkansen #usjapanrelations #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade

A shinkansen bullet train with livery inspired by Fantasy Springs, a new area of the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park, will travel between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations from Friday to mid-September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/18/companies/japan-disney-shinkansen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rail #shinkansen #bullettrains #disney #jrcentral

JR Central's iconic "Doctor Yellow" train arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday after completing its final inspection of tracks on the Tokaido Shinkansen line before its retirement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/29/japan/doctor-yellow-retires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinkansen #jrcentral #doctoryellow #rail

The number of passengers on express trains operated by six Japan Railways Group companies in key areas rose 11% from a year earlier during the year-end and New Year holiday period, the firms have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/07/companies/jr-passengers-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jr #jrcentral #jrwest #shinkansen #rail #ana #jal #aviation

Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, will launch a pilot service to let pet dogs have ride bullet trains with their owners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/06/companies/jr-central-shinkansen-pets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jrcentral #shinkansen #pets

A shinkansen operating in Taiwan is a little-known success story that stands as proof of concept for the export of futuristic transportation technology developed over many decades in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/16/taiwan-hsr-shinkansen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #shinkansen #jrcentral #bullettrains #jr #rail #taiwan

Central Japan Railway plans to extend to employees with same-sex partners spousal welfare benefits almost on par with those for heterosexual couples. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/21/japan/jr-same-sex-partners/ #japan #rail #jr #jrcentral #lgbtq #samesexmarriage

Behind the Tokaido Shinkansen's 60-year evolution have been planners who draw up timetables based on precise demand predictions and the staffers on the ground who execute the plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/21/companies/tokaido-shinkansen-timetables/ #business #companies #shinkansen #jrcentral #bullettrains

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services were briefly suspended between Tokyo and Nagoya stations Monday following a derailment incident involving a maintenance train. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/22/japan/tokaido-shinkansen-halt/ #japan #shinkansen #jrcentral #nagoya #hamamatsu #osaka

Campaigning for the Shizuoka gubernatorial election officially kicked off on Thursday, with the race expected to have a large impact on the future of the delayed magnetic levitation train line project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/politics/shizuoka-gov-race-kickoff/ #japan #politics #rail #maglev #shizuoka #heitakawakatsu #jrcentral #bullettrains #shinkansen #chuoshinkansen #ldp #komeito #cdp #dpp #jcp

There's a snake in my train! A Tokaido shinkansen was subject to a 17-minute delay Tuesday evening as officials chased after and captured a 40-centimeter serpent lurking on board. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/17/japan/snake-found-on-shinkansen-train/ #japan #jrcentral #shinkansen #animals

Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu's surprise resignation marks the exit of a long-time opponent of JR Central's maglev line and raises the possibility of a successor who might give the green light for the construction of a tunnel in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/03/japan/politics/shizuoka-governor-maglev/ #japan #politics #shizuoka #heitakawakatsu #shinkansen #jrcentral #maglev #rail #bullettrains