Top 10 Facts - Bullet Train<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Credits, Sources and Attributions: <br /><br />Creative Common Attribution: Licence 4.0 Re-used allowed<br />https://creativecommons.org<br /><br />Thumbnail: Creative Common Attribution: Licence 4.0 Re-used allowed<br /><br />RT: https://www.rt.com/news/<br /><br />Copyright Free Images: https://pixabay.com<br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Content: <br />1) Origin Of Bullet Train {Shinkansen}<br />Due to the sleek cone-shaped design at the front, bullet train got its name. It’s also recognised as “Shinkansen”in Japan, which means “new trunkline” or “new main line”. It was first started with Tōkaidō-Shinkansen in 1964. <br /><br />2) Founder of Bullet Train {Shinkansen}<br />A Japanese engineer Hideo Shima was the man behind the building of the first bullet train. The Shinkansen was the world’s first train to reach top speeds above 209 km/h or (130-mph).<br /><br />3) Bullet Train Comparison<br />Chinese railway station of Xian is more impressive than various airports.<br /> Whereas, Tōkaidō Shinkansen route from Tokyo to Osaka, is a gorgeous historical station<br />I travelled from Moscow to St. Petersburg via Sapsan route. The stations were architecturally beautiful from the outside.<br /><br />4) Speed and Ticket Fare<br />Japan: Speed- 320-km/h or 198-mph.<br />for each 100kms you have to pay 25 dollars.<br /><br />China: G-Class trains- 350 km/h, Fuxing-Hao- 400 km/h<br />For every 100kms You have to pay only 4 dollars.<br />South Korea’s Bullet train: 300kmph<br />Russian trains: 250-kmph to 350kmph.<br /><br /><br />5) Survival Rate And Safety<br />it has the record of zero safety problems, uses Automatic Train Control system (ATC), has emergency braking system.<br /><br />6) MagLevs Train<br />Levitate above the track therefor they also known as MagLevs. This advance train already shocked the world in April 2015, by reaching the maximum speed of 603 km/h (275mph) during a test run for the Chuo Shinkansen.<br /><br />7) Time Respecting Factor<br /> The average delay of a Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka was just 36 seconds in 2012. <br /><br />8) Absence Of Red-green-Yellow Signals<br />They don’t use conventional Red-Green-Yellow light System. Due to the fact that Shinkansen needs 3kms to stop the train at high speed. <br /><br />9) Bullet Train Race<br />Japan need easy money, hence they sold their all technology of E2–1000 Series to China<br /><br />10) Nomenclature and Performance<br />Kodama" meaning echo, <br />"Hikari" meaning light <br />"Nozomi" meaning hope, <br />Nozomi is latest bullet train.
