Currently, the four-person compartments in the Sanyo Shinkansen's 700 Series cars are the closest thing to private rooms available on a Japanese bullet train. The company explained, "We have been ...

Currently, JR West and JR Tokai each operate a Doctor Yellow inspection bullet train utilizing the 700 Series Shinkansen. However, both the operation and other qualities of the 700 Series trains ...

The nation’s first freight-only Shinkansen bullet train is expected to go into service between Tokyo and Morioka this autumn. East Japan Railway Co. plans to convert an E3 series Shinkansen by ...