Tōkaidō Shinkansen
high-speed railway line in Japan servicing between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka (through to Hakata) stations
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Summary
Tōkaidō Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of high speed railway line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,145 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tokyo[3], Kanagawa Prefecture[4], Shizuoka Prefecture[5], Aichi Prefecture[6], Gifu Prefecture[7], Shiga Prefecture[8], Kyoto Prefecture[9], Osaka Prefecture[10]
- Country: Japan[11]
- Owned by: Central Japan Railway Company[12]
- Operator: Central Japan Railway Company Shinkansen Operations Division[13], Central Japan Railway Company[14]
- Named after: Tōkaidō Main Line[15]
- Part of: Shinkansen[16], Tōkaidō–San'yō Shinkansen[17]
- Commons category: Tōkaidō Shinkansen[18]
- SRGB color hex triplet: 0000CD[19]
- Has part(s): JR Central Tokyo Station[20], JR Central Shinagawa Station[21], JR Central Shin‐Yokohama Station[22], Odawara Station[23], Atami Station[24], Mishima Station[25], Shin-Fuji Station[26], Shizuoka Station[27], Kakegawa Station[28], Hamamatsu Station[29], Toyohashi Station[30], Mikawa-Anjō Station[31], JR Central Nagoya Station[32], Gifu-Hashima Station[33]
- Terminus: JR Central Tokyo Station[34], JR Shin‐Ōsaka Station[35]
- Inception: January 1, 1964[36]
- Train depot: Oi Rail Yard[37], Mishima Rolling Stock Depot[38], Hamamatsu Workshop[39], Nagoya Rolling Stock Depot[40], Torikai Rail Yard[41]
- Official website: http://english.jr-central.co.jp/about/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tōkaidō Shinkansen[43]
- Type of electrification: 25 kV, 60 Hz AC railway electrification[44]
- Track gauge: standard-gauge railway[45]
- Topic has template: Template:Tōkaidō Shinkansen[46]
- Date of official opening: October 1, 1964[47]
- Length: 515.4 km[48]
- Connects with: Tōhoku Shinkansen[49], Jōetsu Shinkansen[50], Hokuriku Shinkansen[51], Chūō Main Line[52], Chūō Line (Rapid)[53], Tōhoku Main Line[54], Utsunomiya Line[55], Takasaki Line[56], Jōban Line[57], Sōbu Main Line[58], Yokosuka–Sōbu Line[59], Tōkaidō Main Line[60], Tōkaidō Line (JR East)[61], Yamanote Line[62]
Why It Matters
Tōkaidō Shinkansen has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]