Tokyo – Osaka Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka opened in October 1964, since when it has carried a cumulative total of over 7 billion passengers. With passenger numbers recovered to pre-pandemic levels and the line operating at its limits, Japan is pressing ahead with development of the Chuo high speed maglev route.
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