IntroductionIt's been quite a while since I did my last post. I'm very sorry for the long delay. Before we get started, let me tell you about the exciting new things I will be talking about in this season. I will be talking about China's High Speed Rail, Amtrak (America's Regional Rail) and Eurostar (Europe's High Speed Rail Network). Once all of those topics have been concluded I will move onto Season 3. Now let's get started. In today's blog post, I will talk about the trains that have been used on the Japanese High Speed Rail Network and the upcoming projects that have been planned and have already started construction. The TrainsIn the first part of this mini-series, I told you about the first few trains. I will start from the 300 series Shinkansen train. The 300 Series was first introduced in 1992. They were constructed between 1990 and 1998 and they scraped the trains between 2007 and 2012. The last one ended its service that year. These trains actually replaced the 100 series and ran on the first two lines that opened. The Sanyo and Tokaido lines. Next is the 400 Series. This is a very stylish train. It had a pointy, grey nose, grey body and a green stripe along the body. They came into operation only 4 months after the 300 series and got scraped in 2010. It was used in the Yamagata Mini-Shinkansen line. They were constructed from 1992 - 1995, got refurbished between 1999 - 2001 and got scraped between 2008 and 2010. The next series is the 500 series. This train only ran on the Sanyo line. It came into service, replacing the 0 series and started operation in 1997 it is still in operation to this day. The train got built between 1995 and 1998. Sadly, only 9 of these trains have ever been made but they had some of the coolest livires I've seen on a train. Let's move on from the 0-9 series to the E series. The next train is the E5 Series. If you have ever been or lived in Japan you have seen this train. It's that weirdly shaped nose, green train. They started operation in 2011, started construction from 2009 till now and haven't been refurbished. They are used on the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines. Upcoming Project 1 - The Chuo LineThis is my favourite line of all! This is my favourite line because its powered by Maglev. Maglev is a rail link that goes from Tokyo to Osaka. The line between Tokyo to Nagoya will open in 2027. It will then be extended to Osaka in 2045. The Tokyo to Nagoya part has been under construction since 2014 and the part to Osaka is still under planning. This maglev technology means that trains will be able to float on the track and go to speeds of up to 800 km/h. Instead of waiting 2.5 hours to use the Tokaido line, the Chuo line will take just 67 minutes. The line cost $67 billion dollars for 290 km of track. Only to Nagoya!! Upcoming Project 2 - The Hokkaido LineThe Hokkaido Line is another upcoming project. This is a half-half project because the first part is already opened. This part of the line goes from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate and it opened in 2016. The second part of the line will go from Hakodate to Sapporo which is the main city of the island of Hokkaido. This part of the line is the latest line to open and will open in 2030. In the paragraph about the trains above, I told you about the E5 series. The green train. This train will be mainly used on this line and is why JR (the Japanese rail company), made the trains in the first place. Picture 1 - E5 series train
Picture 2 - 300 series train Picture 3 - 400 series train Picture 4 - 500 series train with special body Picture 5 - 500 series train Picture 6 - Hokkaido Line
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorI'd love to share my knowledge about trains with the world. Archives
May 2022
Categories
All
|
Photo used under Creative Commons from Tutenkhamun Sleeping