Extended Tohoku Shinkansen line to feature super deluxe cabins

Extended Tohoku Shinkansen line to feature super deluxe cabins

TOKYO, Japan - An artist's impression of a super deluxe ''Green Car'' cabin of a new shinkansen super-express train that East Japan Railway Co. plans to introduce on the extended Tohoku Shinkansen line by the end of fiscal 2010. According to JR East, the super deluxe ''Green Car'' will seat up to 18 passengers and will boast the same level of comfort as a first-class cabin on an airliner. The new Tohoku Shinkansen line, to be extended to Shin-Aomori station in Aomori Prefecture, will allow a maximum speed of 320 kilometers per hour when in commercial operation. (Kyodo)

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