Shinkansen
Japanese high-speed rail system
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Summary
Shinkansen is a high-speed rail[1]. Shinkansen draws 30,894 Wikipedia views per month (high speed rail category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Japan[3]
- Instance of: train and rail category[4], trademark[5], railway network[6]
- Main regulatory text: Nationwide Shinkansen Railways Construction and Improvement Act[7]
- Operator: East Japan Railway Company[8], Hokkaido Railway Company[9], Central Japan Railway Company[10], West Japan Railway Company[11], Kyushu Railway Company[12]
- Subclass of: electric multiple unit[13], high-speed train[14], passenger train service[15], high-speed rail in Asia[16]
- Commons category: Shinkansen[17]
- Opposite of: zairaisen[18]
- Unicode character: 🚅[19]
- Has part(s): Tōkaidō Shinkansen[20], San'yō Shinkansen[21], Tōhoku Shinkansen[22], Jōetsu Shinkansen[23], Hokuriku Shinkansen[24], Kyushu Shinkansen[25], Hokkaido Shinkansen[26]
- Inception: October 1, 1964[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shinkansen[28]
- Type of electrification: 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[29], 25 kV, 60 Hz AC railway electrification[30]
- Commons gallery: Shinkansen[31]
- Track gauge: standard-gauge railway[32]
- Topic has template: Template:Shinkansen[33]
- Native label: 新幹線[34]
- Speed: 309 kilometre per hour[35]
- Has list: list of vehicles operating on the Shinkansen lines[36]
- Vehicle normally used: Shinkansen train[37]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Shinkansen maps[38]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Shinkansen[39]
Why It Matters
Shinkansen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Shinkansen is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]