SHIN KANSEN, RESULTS OF EIGHT YEARS

The Shinkansen, opened to traffic on October 1, 1964, to link Tokyo with Osaka over a distance of 515 km, was extended westward to Okayama on March 15, 1972, a distance of 161 km. In this article passenger traffic, train operations, and the financial situation of the Shinkansen since its inauguration are summarized.

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  Japan Railway Engineers' Association

  2-5-18 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • ISHIHARA, T
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 3-7
• Serial:
  • Japanese Railway Engineering
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Engineers' Association
  • ISSN: 0448-8938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Passenger service; Technology
• Identifier Terms: Shinkansen
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051338
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Japanese Railway Engineering
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 17 1974 12:00AM