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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.

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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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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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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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)