Tōkaidō Shinkansen facts for kids
The Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Japanese: 東海道新幹線,とうかいどうしんかんせん) is a high speed railway line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Japan. It is also the first high speed railway line in the world, and marked the start of Shinkansen technology.
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Trains
There are three types of trains serving this route. When Tōkaidō Shinkansen starts operations in 1972, only Hikari and Kodama are serving this line. Among the two trains types, Kodama trains stop at all stations, while Hikari trains skip some of the stations to make the travel shorter. In early 1990s, Nozomi was added to the service. Nozomi trains skip even more station than Hikari, which is now the fastest service on this route.
Station
| Station | in Japanese | Ward / City | Distance (km) (from Tokyo) |
Transfers |
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| Tokyo | 東京 | Chiyoda, Tokyo | 0.0 | JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, Yamanote Line, Chūō Main Line, Sōbu Main Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Takasaki Line, Jōban Line, Keiyō Line, Yokosuka Line Tokyo Metro: ○Marunouchi Line (M-17) |
| Shinagawa | 品川 | Minato, Tokyo | 6.8 | JR East: Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Yokosuka Line Keihin Electric Express Railway: Main Line |
| Shin-Yokohama | 新横浜 | Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama | 25.5 | JR East: Yokohama Line Yokohama Municipal Subway ■Blue Line (No. 3 Line) |
| Odawara | 小田原 | Odawara, Kanagawa | 76.7 | JR East: Tōkaidō Main Line Odakyū Electric Railway: Odawara Line, Izu-Hakone Railway: Daiyuzan Line, Hakone Tozan Railway: Hakone Tozan Line |
| Atami | 熱海 | Atami, Shizuoka | 95.4 | JR East: Tōkaidō Main Line (for Tokyo), Ito Line, JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line (for Maibara) |
| Mishima | 三島 | Mishima, Shizuoka | 111.3 | JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line Izu-Hakone Railway: Sunzu Line |
| Shin-Fuji | 新富士 | Fuji, Shizuoka | 135.0 | (no railway) |
| Shizuoka | 静岡 | Aoi-ku, Shizuoka | 167.4 | JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line Shizuoka Railway: Shizuoka-Shimizu Line (Shin-Shizuoka Station) |
| Kakegawa | 掛川 | Kakegawa, Shizuoka | 211.3 | Central JR: Tōkaidō Main Line Tenryū-Hamanako Railway: Tenryū Hamanako Line |
| Hamamatsu | 浜松 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | 238.9 | JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line Enshu Railway: Enshu Railway Line (Shin-Hamamatsu Station) |
| Toyohashi | 豊橋 | Toyohashi, Aichi | 274.2 | JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line, Iida Line Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu): Nagoya Main Line, Toyohashi Railroad: Atsumi Line (Shin-Toyohashi Station), Azumada Main Line (tramway, Ekimae Station) |
| Mikawa-Anjō | 三河安城 | Anjō, Aichi | 312.8 | JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line |
| Nagoya | 名古屋 | Nakamura-ku, Nagoya | 342.0 | JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line, Chūō Main Line, Kansai Main Line, Takayama Main Line Nagoya Subway: ■Higashiyama Line (H08), ■Sakura-dori Line (S02), Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu): Nagoya Main Line (Meitetsu Nagoya Station), Kintetsu: Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Nagoya Station), ■Nagoya Seaside Rapid Railway: Aonami Line (AN01) |
| Gifu-Hashima | 岐阜羽島 | Hashima, Gifu | 367.1 | Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu): Meitetsu Hashima Line (Shin-Hashima Station) |
| Maibara | 米原 | Maibara, Shiga | 408.2 | JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line (for Atami), JR West: Tōkaidō Main Line (for Kyoto), Hokuriku Main Line Ohmi Railway: Main Line |
| Kyoto | 京都 | Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto | 476.3 | JR West: Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, San'in Main Line, Nara Line Kintetsu: Kyoto Line, Kyoto Municipal Subway: ■Karasuma Line (K11) |
| Shin-Ōsaka | 新大阪 | Yodogawa-ku, Osaka | 515.4 | JR West: Sanyō Shinkansen (runs through to Hakata Station), Tōkaidō Main Line Osaka Municipal Subway: ■Midōsuji Line (M13) |
Images for kids
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The back cover of the first English-language timetable with the Tokaido Line Shinkansen service which launched on October 1, 1964.
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N700 Series Shinkansen arriving at Kyoto Station
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0 series, May 1967
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JR Central 100 series, May 2003
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JR Central 300 series, February 2011
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500 series, May 2008
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JR Central 700 series
See also
In Spanish: Tōkaidō Shinkansen para niños
