Abstract: Today’s shinkansen network has offered many benefits to the communities it serves, raising the quality of life by stimulating local economies and reducing travel times. The comfortable services have proved very safe and reliable and use less energy than other high-speed transportation modes, making the shinkansen very environmentally friendly. Due to these advantages, many of the travelling public are looking forward to further extension of the shinkansen network to other parts of Japan. As a result of the early popularity of the Tokaido Shinkansen, the Japanese government decided to promote new construction and extensions by passing the Nationwide Shinkansen Development Law in 1970, resulting in the opening of the San’yo Shinkansen (1972), Joetsu Shinkansen (1982) , and Tokohu Shinkansen (1985).
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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