Shinkansen
Hello Kitty bullet train makes first round trip in Japan
A Hello Kitty-themed "shinkansen" bullet train has debuted in Japan. Adorned with the cartoon icon inside and out, it’s a dream ride for fans of the internationally popular character.
China raises speed of bullet train
China increased yesterday the maximum speed of bullet trains on the Beijing-Shanghai line to 350 kilometers per hour, six years after a fatal accident led to a speed cap.
The speed limit had been reduced to 300 kilometers per hour after 40 people died in a high-speed train crash near Wenzhou in July 2011.
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Japan's Abe to launch $17-bln Indian bullet train project as ties deepen
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation stone for India's first bullet train in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state this week, in a tightening of ties just days after New Delhi ended a dangerous military confrontation with China.
Two feared dead in Japan bullet train suicide fire: Official
Two people were feared dead and two others seriously injured after a man apparently set himself on fire aboard a moving shinkansen bullet train in Japan on June 30.
Japan's maglev train breaks own speed record at 603 kph
A Japanese maglev that is the fastest passenger train in the world has broken its own speed record.