OUTLINE OF A PLANNED GENERAL TEST LINE FOR SHINKANSEN

Since its opening to traffic thirteen years ago in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-osaka, the Shinkansen has been under continuous expansion, and now the Tohoku Shinkansen is under construction between Tokyo and Morioka. However, there have been a few problems with the Shinkansen such as noise and vibration caused by the high speed operation. Therefore, JNR has decided to build an experimental test line of 42.8 km, to be incorporated in the Tohoku Shinkansen now under construction before the completion of the whole line for the purpose of solving these problems as well as conducting tests on the rolling stock, the track and structure, and the electrical systems. These tests are outlined in this article.

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  Japan Railway Engineers' Association

  2-5-18 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • OHTSUKA, S
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 7-8
• Serial:
  • Japanese Railway Engineering
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Engineers' Association
  • ISSN: 0448-8938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; High speed track; Noise; Track laying; Vibration
• Identifier Terms: Nihon kokuyu tetsudo; Shinkansen
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172941
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Japanese Railway Engineering
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM