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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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New shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - A new N700A bullet train enters a platform at JR Tokyo Station on Feb. 1, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. gave a ride for reporters before the train's launch on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on Feb. 8.

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New shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a logo on the body of a new N700A bullet train at JR Tokyo Station on Feb. 1, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. gave a ride for reporters before the train's launch on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line on Feb. 8.

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New N700A shinkansen bullet train

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) unveils to the media on Aug. 21, 2012, its new N700A shinkansen bullet train with enhanced braking systems and other features at its Hamamatsu factory in Shizuoka Prefecture ahead of its commercial operation debut in February 2013.

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New N700A shinkansen bullet train

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) unveils to the media on Aug. 21, 2012, its new N700A shinkansen bullet train with enhanced braking systems and other features at its Hamamatsu factory in Shizuoka Prefecture ahead of its commercial operation debut in February 2013.