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The course of achieving 270 km/h operation for Tokaido Shinkansen - Part 1: Technology and operations overview

2005; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 219; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1243/095440905x8781

2041-3017

Tsutomu Morimura, Masaki Seki,

Power Systems and Technologies

The Tokaido Shinkansen began service in 1964. Autumn 2003 sees the inauguration of a new station at Shinagawa, and with it a maximum operating speed of 270 km/h for all rolling stock; this will greatly enhance the line's accessibility and level of service. The project to speed up the Tokaido Shinkansen to 270 km/h started in 1988, and this paper will chart the course of the adaptation and development of the technology.