SHINKANSEN, THE BULLET SUPER FAST TRAIN

One of the objectives of foreign tourists visiting the country of Japan is to enjoy the convenience and speed of Shinkansen, the Bullet Train which is the fastest train in the world. Away from Toyohashi station to the Hamamatsu station, implemented in only 10 minutes by Shinkansen, super fast trains.

The atmosphere at Toyohashi station looks quite crowded, clean and public facilities are also available such as public telephone, mini market, books and newspaper kiosks and some shops are still not open yet, but local time was 8:00 o'clock in the morning.

Shinkansen is often referred to as The Bullet Train, bullet train railway track is a Japanese fast and is a major transportation facilities for transportation between cities in Japan. Pertained Shinkansen high-speed trains, the speed of the lowest around 270 kilometers per hour and the fastest is 450 kilometers per hour. France beat the speed Shinkansen trains producing Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV), which has a speed of 300 kilometers per hour.

Shinkansen name often used by people outside Japan to refer to its trains, but this word in the Japanese language actually refers to the name of the railroad.

Many residents of Japan who liked the ride Shinkansen compared with flying, although the Shinkansen ticket prices higher than the price of airline tickets, due to increased Shinkansen is more practical, simply buy tickets at vending machines, do not need to pass some examinations such as if want to get on a plane fly.

interior parts of the Shinkansen looks luxurious and comfortable, and only about eight minutes of sitting in the comforts of Shinkansen, the guide will tell you to get ready to go down, because the journey from Toyohashi Station to Hamamatsu station is only about 10 minutes.

The atmosphere at Hamamatsu station bustle and shops there is much greater than the Toyohashi station, out of the station so there are quite beautiful park.

Shinkansen opened on October 1, 1964 for the Tokyo Olympics, the line was an immediate success to serve 100 million passengers since it opened on July 13, 1967 and one billion passengers in 1976.

During operation of the Shinkansen since 44 years ago, there was no list of fatal accidents, but there are some people who were injured and one fatality due to the door pinning their passengers or goods.

Japan, including the land which is often shaken by earthquakes, to deal with earthquakes, Shinkansen has been equipped with detection systems that will halt the train if an earthquake is detected. In Chuetsu earthquake in October 2004 of a Shinkansen close to the epicenter off the rails, but no passengers were injured. The next-generation Shinkansen FASTECH brake 360 has a wing of a windbreak to help the process stops when an earthquake is detected.

In 2003, JR Central reported the average time schedule right Shinkansen within 0.1 minutes or 6 seconds from the time schedule. This includes all natural and human errors and calculated than 160,000 journeys traveled by Shinkansen. The previous record of 1997 and recorded 0.3 minutes or 18 seconds.

Shinkansen depart once every four minutes during rush hour, all systems are regulated in the control room. The whole trip Shinkansen, including speed and departure schedule is determined from the control room. The position of all trains and the route displayed in the control room to assist officers supervise and regulate them. Shinkansen is equipped with computer-controlled suspension and the bottom of the carriage is made parallel to avoid the sound.