Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train marks 30th anniversary

Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train marks 30th anniversary

OSAKA, Japan - A bullet train on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line leaves Shin-Osaka Station on March 10 after a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the opening of the line. The number of passengers on the line, which connects Osaka and Fukuoka, was 57 million in fiscal 2003.

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