Shinkansen
List of lines
The main Shinkansen lines are: In practice, the Tokaido, San'yō, and Kyushu lines form a contiguous west/southbound line from Tokyo, as train services run between the Tokaido and San'yō lines and between the San'yō and Kyushu lines, though the lines are operated by different companies.

Shinkansen

Section Title: List of lines
Table Section Text: The main Shinkansen lines are: In practice, the Tokaido, San'yō, and Kyushu lines form a contiguous west/southbound line from Tokyo, as train services run between the Tokaido and San'yō lines and between the San'yō and Kyushu lines, though the lines are operated by different companies.

Line	Start	End	Length	Operator	Opened	Annual passengers

km	mi

Tōkaidō Shinkansen	Tokyo	Shin-Osaka	515.4	320.3	JR Central	1964	143,015,000

San'yō Shinkansen	Shin-Osaka	Hakata	553.7	344.1	JR West	1972–1975	64,355,000

Tōhoku Shinkansen	Tokyo	Shin-Aomori	674.9	419.4	JR East	1982–2010	76,177,000

Jōetsu Shinkansen	Ōmiya	Niigata	269.5	167.5	1982	34,831,000

Hokuriku Shinkansen	Takasaki	Kanazawa	345.4	214.6	JR East and JR West	1997–2015	9,420,000

Kyushu Shinkansen	Hakata	Kagoshima-Chūō	256.8	159.6	JR Kyushu	2004–2011	12,143,000

Hokkaido Shinkansen	Shin-Aomori	Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto	148.9	92.5	JR Hokkaido	2016

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The Tōkaidō Shinkansen began service in 1964 for Tokyo.

final_sentence: The Tōkaidō Shinkansen began service in 1964 for Tokyo.