Portal:Trains/Featured picture/Week 38, 2006

Shinkansen train passing Mt Fuji
Shinkansen train passing Mt Fuji

Mount Fuji with a Shinkansen train and Sakura trees in the foreground.

The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by Japan Railways. Since the initial Tōkaidō Shinkansen opened in 1964, the network has expanded to link most major cities on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū with running speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph),

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