🇯🇵 Japan’s Shinkansen – World’s First Bullet Train 🚄 Launched in 1964 alongside the Tokyo Olympics, the Shinkansen was the first high-speed rail network in the world, starting with speeds of 210 km/h, unheard of at the time. Today, trains run at up to 320 km/h, connecting cities like Tokyo and Osaka in just 2.5 hours over 500 km. The Tokaido Shinkansen alone carries over 150 million passengers each year, with an average delay of just 30 seconds annually. Inside, it’s all about comfort reclini

7K views · 121 reactions | Japan's bullet train began service in 1964. Since then, the network has grown to around 3,000km. Within the decade, the shinkansen will get a major upgrade with a new magnetic levitation line, which can reach speeds of up to 500kmh, up from the current 285kmh. https://str.sg/w9H5 | The Straits Times | Facebook