The Shinkansen — Japanese for “new line” — made its impressive debut in October 1964, a few days before the Tokyo Olympics.

Sixty years after the world's first high-speed train launched, rail enthusiast Paul Carter rides the bullet train along what's been dubbed the "New Golden Route".

Inspired by the kingfisher's beak, the bullet train's elongated nose design revolutionizes high-speed rail. This innovation mitigates sonic booms in tunnels by streamlining airflow, enhancing ...

Design studios Nendo and Arep have designed the latest generation of France's TGV train, introducing an "almost animal-like" nose and the red, white and blue colour scheme of the country's ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan High Speed Rail will begin using new trains from the Hitachi Toshiba Supreme Consortium in the second half of 2027. THSR Chair James Jeng (鄭光遠) and Hitachi Rail Asia and ...

TGV M is a next generation high-speed double decker train that includes an extended nose for added aerodynamism – perfect for hurtling across the French countryside at top speed.

Japan has had regular high speed rail for commuting betweens its cities for decades. N700A trains can reach 285 km/h (177 mph) on 3,000 m (9,843 ft) curves, allowing the maximum operating speed to be ...

India is manufacturing its own version of the Japanese bullet train to carry passengers along its developing high-speed rail network at speeds of up to 174 mph.. The rolling stock is scheduled for ...

Meanwhile, Japan is building the next generation of high-speed trains, which use magnetic levitation to power passengers past the 300mph mark. Now that really is the future.

A new high-speed train stop unlocks Kaga, a destination for onsen, nourishing food and traditional crafts, as an easy-to-reach getaway from Japan’s capital.