filtered by: tags.tag Shinkansen categories.category Infrastructure Filter by category Filter by tag
On 13 March 2024, a new section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga on north-east coast of Honsu island became operational.
After years of preparations, finding the economical model and the construction, a new and from the rest of the Shinkansen network isolated high speed line was inaugurated on 23 September 2022.
On 19 March 2022, in Omura on Kyushu island, a new Shinkansen depot was inaugurated.
On 28 April 2021 JR Kyushu announced it is about to inaugurate new stretch of Shinkansen high speed line on Kyushu island from autumn 2022.
On 3 March JR East announced plans to develop and purchase new Shinkansen Class E8 EMUs.