Why has Atami Station on the Shinkansen had platform barriers for half a century?

There are places, such as Atami Station, where the structure is such that the passing tracks run right through the platform ...
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Hokuriku Shinkansen extension route to pass through new station in Kyoto

TOKYO - A panel of the ruling parties that has been reviewing an extension plan for the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line beyond Tsuruga in central Japan to Osaka decided Wednesday on a route that passes ...

My Experience Riding the Shinkansen from Hakata to Tokyo Stopping at Every Station

It has been a while since I could easily go on trips, but I had business in Tokyo in late September. Usually, I would take a ...

Survey: New Shinkansen stations rapidly gain following

Newer stations on Shinkansen lines across Japan are speeding to the head of the line in popularity among passengers for a ...

Bullet train route in Kyushu beset by problems before opening

Ballooning costs, inconvenient access and a local feud are clouding the future of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s Nishi-Kyushu ...