Stowaway snake causes delay for bullet train in Japan

April 17 (UPI) --One of Japan's famously punctual high-speed bullet trains experienced a rare 17-minute delay when a snake was found in a passenger car. The Central Japan Railway Company said the ... Read More

New bullet train project hits the buffers

When it enters service, the Maglev Chuo Shinkansen will be the world's fastest bullet train ... if they construct a train tunnel through the Southern Alps, they say two tons per second will ... Read More

Passenger finds snake on Japanese bullet train, causing rare delay on high-speed service

according to Japan Railways. The trains can travel up to 177 miles per hour, with an average delay of 0.2 minutes. This was not the first time a snake has been found on a bullet train. In 2016 ... Read More

Snake spotted inside bullet train in Japan, service delayed by 17 minutes

The train was scheduled to go to Osaka. However, following the incident, the company decided to use a different train, causing a delay of about 17 minutes. A passenger spotted a 40-centimetre ... Read More

The Bullet Train Vendor's Lunch

The Bullet Train Vendor's Lunch In Japan, the bullet train is used for both business and pleasure. In this episode, we hop on one to see what it's like to be a vendor who makes rounds in the train ... Read More

Reuters World News: Will the US ride Japan's bullet train?

How a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U. S. using Japanese bullet trains , opens new tab is on the agenda and what is the global impact of a landmark climate ruling ... Read More

Quake off Fukushima coast leaves two dead, many injured

A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted Japan’s northeast coast off Fukushima late on Wednesday, leaving two dead and 94 injured ... Separately, a Shinkansen bullet train derailed with ... Read More

Driving Japan's first bullet trains

The fastest train the world had ever seen was launched in Japan in 1964. The first Shinkansen, or bullet train, ran between Tokyo and Osaka, and had a top speed of 210km per hour. Isao Makibayashi ... Read More

Snake on a bullet train causes rare railway delay in Japan

The bullet train, known as Shinkansen in Japan, is known for its efficiency as well as speeds of up to 320 kilometers per hour (200 mph). Commuters in Japan have come to expect its reliability. Read More

Stowaway snake causes delay for bullet train in Japan

April 17 (UPI) --One of Japan's famously punctual high-speed ... broke a world record for longest tail on a miniature horse with locks measuring 5 feet, 11.26 inches. Odd News // 2 days ago ... Read More

Snake on a bullet train causes rare railway delay in Japan

Tokyo (CNN) — Almost nothing stops Japan’s famous high-speed bullet trains from running ... snake had been spotted in the carriage of a train arriving from Nagoya, according to the Central ... Read More