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New bullet train car

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the N700A (L), a new model of bullet train, before leaving Shin Osaka station for Tokyo station on Feb. 8, 2013, and the previous N700 model (R). A ceremony was held at both stations to mark the start of commercial operations of the N700A on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Although not very different in appearance from the previous model, the latest version employs a number of new technologies including a better brake system to cope with earthquakes.

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New bullet train car

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the N700A, a new model of bullet train, leaving Tokyo station for Shin Osaka station on Feb. 8, 2013. A ceremony was held at both stations to mark the start of commercial operations of the N700A on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Although not very different in appearance from the previous N700 model, the latest version employs a number of new technologies including a better brake system to cope with earthquakes.

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New bullet train car

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the N700A, a new model of bullet train, leaving Shin Osaka station for Tokyo station on Feb. 8, 2013. A ceremony was held at both stations to mark the start of commercial operations of the N700A on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Although not very different in appearance from the previous N700 model, the latest version employs a number of new technologies including a better brake system to cope with earthquakes.

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Serving shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - An N700 series bullet train runs on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Fukuoka Prefecture in February 2011.

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Maglev and railway museum

NAGOYA, Japan - A life-size driving simulator for the N700 series shinkansen bullet train at the SC MAGLEV and Railway Park in Nagoya is unveiled to the media on March 1, 2011. The museum, operated by Central Japan Railway Co. and scheduled to open on March 14, will exhibit 39 train models and offers a number of simulators.

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Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Visitors try out the seats of the new N700 series bullet train during an event at a West Japan Railway Co. facility in the town of Nakagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture on October 2010.

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Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - The new N700 series bullet train heads to Kurume Station from Chikugofunagoya Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010.

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New Shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - The new N700-series of the bullet train Sakura enters Hakata Station in Fukuoka on Oct. 4, 2010, during a trial run on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line.

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New Shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - The new N700-series of the bullet train Sakura enters Hakata Station in Fukuoka on Oct. 4, 2010, during a trial run on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line.

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N700 Series of bullet train cars

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in July 2010 shows the N700 Series of bullet train cars that will be employed on West Japan Railway Co.'s shinkansen train line connecting Osaka and Kagoshima prefectures. The fastest bullet train aims to connect Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima Chuo stations in 3 hours and 47 minutes when the operation of the train service is expected to be launched on March 12, 2011.

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JR Tokai chief urges U.S. to introduce Japan's N700 bullet train

WASHINGTON, United States - Central Japan Railway Co. Chairman Yoshiyuki Kasai speaks at a news conference in Washington on June 29 after meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood. Kasai appealed to the U.S. administration to adopt Japan Railway's state-of-the-art N700 Series bullet train system for a proposed new high-speed passenger rail system.

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New Shinkansen carriages employ new technology

TOKYO, Japan - The window and seats of the new coach series called the ''N700 series.''

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New Shinkansen carriages employ new technology

TOKYO, Japan - One of the new coaches called the ''N700 series'' running on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines arrives at JR Okayama Station.

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Image of next generation Shinkansen bullet train unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) and West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) unveiled June 27 an image of a next generation Shinkansen bullet train model, which will run on Tokaido and Sanyo lines. The new model, called N700, will be tested in 2005 for commercial operations expected around autumn in 2007.

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Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train line marks 40th anniv.

A 500 series Shinkansen bullet train (R) makes a stop at JR Shin-Kobe Station in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, while a N700 series train passes by on March 8, 2015. The 40th anniversary of the opening of the whole Sanyo Shinkansen Line from Shin-Osaka to Hakata was marked on March 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maglev and railway museum

NAGOYA, Japan - A life-size driving simulator for the N700 series shinkansen bullet train at the SC MAGLEV and Railway Park in Nagoya is unveiled to the media on March 1, 2011. The museum, operated by Central Japan Railway Co. and scheduled to open on March 14, will exhibit 39 train models and offers a number of simulators. (Kyodo)

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Serving shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - An N700 series bullet train runs on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Fukuoka Prefecture in February 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - The new N700 series bullet train heads to Kurume Station from Chikugofunagoya Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Visitors try out the seats of the new N700 series bullet train during an event at a West Japan Railway Co. facility in the town of Nakagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture on October 2010. (Kyodo)

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New Shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - The new N700-series of the bullet train Sakura enters Hakata Station in Fukuoka on Oct. 4, 2010, during a trial run on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line. (Kyodo)

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New Shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - The new N700-series of the bullet train Sakura enters Hakata Station in Fukuoka on Oct. 4, 2010, during a trial run on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line. (Kyodo)

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Shinkansen bullet train at museum

The front car of an N700 shinkansen bullet train is installed on June 19, 2019, at Central Japan Railway Co.'s SCMAGLEV and Railway Park museum for display after serving for around 14 years as a test car. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shinkansen bullet train at museum

The front car of an N700 shinkansen bullet train is installed on June 19, 2019, at Central Japan Railway Co.'s SCMAGLEV and Railway Park museum for display after serving for around 14 years as a test car. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shinkansen bullet train at museum

The front car of an N700 shinkansen bullet train is installed on June 19, 2019, at Central Japan Railway Co.'s SCMAGLEV and Railway Park museum in Nagoya, central Japan, for display after serving for around 14 years as a test car. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shinkansen bullet train at museum

The front car of an N700 shinkansen bullet train is installed on June 19, 2019, at Central Japan Railway Co.'s SCMAGLEV and Railway Park museum in Nagoya, central Japan, for display after serving for around 14 years as a test car. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New N700S Tokaido shinkansen

Photo taken on March 10, 2018 in Hamamatsu, central Japan, shows the new N700S series (front) and existing N700 series of Tokaido shinkansen bullet train. Central Japan Railway Co. made a public test-run of the new series between Hamamatsu and Osaka on June 5, the same year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N700S bullet train

Central Japan Railway Co.'s new bullet train N700S (front) is shown to the press in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2018. Seen next to it is the existing N700 bullet train. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N700S bullet train

Central Japan Railway Co.'s new bullet train N700S (R) is shown to the press in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2018. Seen next to it is the existing N700 bullet train. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Tokai chief urges U.S. to introduce Japan's N700 bullet train

WASHINGTON, United States - Central Japan Railway Co. Chairman Yoshiyuki Kasai speaks at a news conference in Washington on June 29 after meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood. Kasai appealed to the U.S. administration to adopt Japan Railway's state-of-the-art N700 Series bullet train system for a proposed new high-speed passenger rail system. (Kyodo)

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Image of next generation Shinkansen bullet train unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) and West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) unveiled June 27 an image of a next generation Shinkansen bullet train model, which will run on Tokaido and Sanyo lines. The new model, called N700, will be tested in 2005 for commercial operations expected around autumn in 2007. (Kyodo)