The Shinkansen network
1-2 Tokaido,Sanyo Shinkansen and Kyusyu Shinkansen (JR-Central ,JR-West and JR-Kyusyu)
3-7 Tohoku,Jyoetu,Hokuriku(Nagano),Yamagata,Akita
Shinkansen(JR-East)| No. | Line | Name | since | section | distance |
| 1 |
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Tokaido Shinkansen | 1965 | Tokyo -Nagoya - Shin Osaka | 552.6km |
| 2 |
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Sanyo Shinkansen | 1975 | Shin Osaka - Okayama - Hiroshima - Hakata | 623.3km |
| 3 |
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Tohoku Shinkansen | 1982 | Tokyo - Sendai - Morioka - Hachinohe | 535.3km |
| 4 |
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Jyoetsu Shinkansen | 1982 | Omiya - Takasaki - Niigata | 303.6km |
| 5 |
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Hokuriku(Nagano) Shinkansen | 1997 | Takasaki - Nagano | 117.4km |
| 6 |
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Yamagata Shinkansen*2 | 1991 | Fukushima - Yamagata - Shinjyo | 87.1km |
| 7 |
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Akita Shinkansen*2 | 1997 | Morioka - Akita | 127.3km |
| 8 |
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Kyusyu Shinkansen*1 | 2004 | Shin Yatsushiro-Kagoshima Cyuou | 137.6km |
| . | *1 The section is partial opening. *2 This section runs by using the truck of ordinary(rail from before). |
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