Central Japan Railway Co, or JR Central, and West Japan Railway Co, or JR West, which run the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen line, will provide a website in March for those wanting to buy tickets from ...

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Operations on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata were continuing but with a reduced number of trains. The company canceled direct service with the Tokaido Shinkansen.

Central Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. announced Friday that Shinkansen services might be halted as Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan. The companies said service for the Tokaido and ...

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No smoking will be allowed in Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen bullet trains from next spring, Central Japan Railway Co., West Japan Railway Co. and Kyushu Railway Co. said Tuesday, citing growing ...

Services on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines were halted and delayed early on Aug. 17 as cancellations the previous day caused by heavy rain affected crew and train car preparations.

As reported by NHK, Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen services from Hakata to Tokyo stations are suspended for the time being, as well as shinkansen running between Tokyo and Nagoya stations.