After riding the rails around the world, I was eager to try Japan's bullet trains. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was smooth and comfy, but I felt motion sickness for the first time. I couldn't enjoy the ...

"High-speed rail" is admittedly one of those dry-sounding infrastructure phrases that conjures thoughts of schedules and itineraries, but footage of a bullet train in action is entirely different.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It begins as a gentle rumble as you see motion out of the window: that slight lurching forward. With a steady gait ...

Japan’s bullet train network is widely regarded as the most reliable and efficient high-speed rail system in the world. Built with a focus on safety, precision, and long-term planning, it reshaped how ...

India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will become the launch site for Japan's next-generation E10 Shinkansen bullet trains. The Indian Ministry of Railways announced on Monday that the E10 ...

Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail services a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single failure can have dramatic consequences.

In the first week of June, I took a high-speed train between Osaka and Tokyo, Japan’s two largest cities. It was seamless, fast and efficient, and part of the allure of visiting a land where tradition ...