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Encyclopedia > Nagano Shinkansen

General Information

Nagano Shinkansen (長野新幹線) is the name for the segment of the Hokuriku Shinkansen that currently exists (as of 2005). It was constructed between Takasaki and Nagano in 1997. Its original purpose was to serve Nagano for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. The Nagano shinkansen is currently under construction as far Kanazawa and has tenative planes all the way to Osaka under the name of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. For more information please see the Hokuriku Shinkansen page for information on the line itself as well as rolling stock and other information (this is in order to prevent duplicate information).


Operating Stations

  • Takasaki (高崎) (Joetsu Shinkansen)
  • Annaka Haruna (安中榛名）
  • Karuizawa (軽井沢)
  • Sakudaira (佐久平）
  • Ueda　(上田）
  • Nagano　(長野)

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Shinkansen - Simple English Wikipedia (790 words)
The Shinkansen are run by the many companies of Japan Railway (which in the past was called Japanese National Railways, but now is one group of private companies).
In contrast to the older lines, Shinkansen lines are standard gauge, and use tunnels and viaducts to go through and over obstacles, rather than around them.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h (185 mph), putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV and German ICE trains.
Shinkansen - Wikipedia (504 words)
Shinkansen merupakan sarana utama untuk angkutan antar kota di Jepang, selain pesawat terbang.
Tidak ada daftar kecelakaan yang berakibat fatal dalam pengoperasian Shinkansen sejak sekitar 40 tahun yang lalu.
Pada gempa bumi Chuetsu di Oktober 2004 sebuah Shinkansen yang dekat dengan pusat gempa lepas dari relnya, namun tidak ada penumpang yang terluka.
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