Talk:Shinkansen

message: In this article it says that the yellow doctor trains do not run at night, but on the main article for them it says they do. Obviously this is contradictory and should be corrected.
:I edited the Doctor Yellow article to clarify that Doctor Yellow runs take place at night, and what does not take place at night is passenger service. Fg2 07:05, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
Is ???? the correct translation of shinkansen? --Ed Poor
Not sure what you mean by ????, but the translations / explanations
are correct.
Anyone know what series the train on the photo is? I'm no good at
numbers unless they're actually written in big letters, but
it seems to be a "100" series. I took the photo in April 2002
at Fukuyama (San'yo line). Ianb
:Looks like a 0 Series to me -- look at DAJ Fossett's site below for the comprehensive list. --Morven 19:36, 9 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think you're right, thanks. Ianb
A Google search of English articles finds 59700 cites of Shinkansen and 590 of "Sinkansen".  There is thus no need to place extra junk in the first paragraph; see []. Jpatokal 04:11, 10 Apr 2004 (UTC)
replies: text:  Quite a lot of minor railways and trams in Japan have used standard gauge for decades before the shinkansen.   One advantage of using the same gauge as Europe and America, is that it creates a "level playing field" when comparing the High Speed Trains of each country.    Tabletop (talk) 07:26, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Discrepancy between this and Yellow Doctor page

message: :The following discussion is an archived debate. Please do not modify it.
Bullet train is a word for a train that runs on a high speed rail. None of my friends know anything about the word "Shinkansen".
It seems that the Japanese POV editors are desperately attempting to promote the fact that Japan is a leader in the high speed rail technology, and it pioneered the field the first.
But, that still doesn't mean that you people can do such thing.
If you want to have a separate article about Japan's high speed rail, then make this only for Japan's Shinkansen line.
Ok? But, rest of the article must be merged into the article high speed rail.
* Disagree with merge -- IMNSHO, Shinkansen means exactly what it means: "New Railway" and it refers only to that new railway (which falls into the larger, more-general category of high-speed rail). Atlant 18:37, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with article [[high speed rail]] 

message: There is a train in Chris Sawyer's Locomotion called "Shinkansen Series 0 Powered Carriage", taken from Chris Sawyer Software Development, I've seen the Shinkansen Series 0 Powered Carriage, but you need the product for it (add-in not supplied with Chris Sawyer's Locomotion).
--RCT Loco Wiki | Talk 22:29, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Train in [[Chris Sawyer's Locomotion]] 

message: Why do the pictures here show conventional tracks, and not the maglev ones?  I thought they "couldn't be integrated with existing infrastructure". These three technologies look very different: the last two are from Maglev train, the first is from this article. While I'm here, is anyone able to explain why they are un-intgrateable? martianlostinspace 15:29, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Huh?  Shinkansen is a standard gauge plain old steel rail system, not maglev.  As the maglev article explains, maglev systems need special magnetic track to keep the train floating above it. Jpatokal 20:44, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

text: The Shinkansen is not maglev. The JR network (which runs the Shinkansen system) has experimented with maglev technology, and there's a picture of one of those experimental trains in the maglev article. adamrice 14:09, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conventional Rail in Picture 

message: An intresting bit of trivia is that the Sanrio company has a line of kawaii themed (an apparently official) Shinkansen things. English link Japanese link Calicore 07:07, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sanrio

message: Something is wrong.  This article says the FASTECH 360 only does 223. This article says otherwise.martianlostinspace 13:54, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Fastech's speed in service will be 360 km/h. Exceptional speeds achieved in testing aren't very relevant for the main article. Jpatokal 06:12, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 223mph?

message: According to this article on Japan Today the TGV just achieved 574.8 km/hr on a test run which is a record for any sort train functioning on conventional rails, which I believe the Shinkansen is one of as well(The video can be found here). That means there needs to be some editing done to the first paragraph of this article which states that the Shinkansen has touched 581 km/hr which would contradict the Japan Today article. Hope someone will be able to make that change . Almost forgot to add. Apparently its the Maglev_train that touched the figure of 581.
Love Bioskope 00:53, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This article correctly mentions the shinkansen speed records of 443 km/h for conventional rail and 581 km/h for maglev trainsets. I don't think the wording here is particularly misleading or needs editing. DAJF 01:34, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, this article understates that the maglev is shinkansen, but it is not. This is misleading. I gona edit it, btw. Aleske 22:39, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Maglev technology in Japan is being developed for use on the planned Chūō Shinkansen line. DAJF 23:05, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Speed Discrepancies

message: I think the next step to improve this article is to explain major features of Shinkansen. For example,
- Low noise level at a high speed, and the technologies that enabled it from the shape of the body, which is in part handcrafted, to new pantographs.
Indeed, without these technologies, any high speed trains will not be allowed to run in Japan which is very populated and has many tunnels.
- Stability
- High acceleration ability, which is also required in Japan
- Integrated traffic system
Hrkoew (talk) 22:24, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding features of Shinkansen 

message: According to the Japanese Wikipedia, the name "Shinkansen" applies to both track, train and the entire system: 
: 新幹線は、‥東海道新幹線を初の路線とし、現在JRグループが運行する高速鉄道路線およびそれに用いられる車両、並びに関連する鉄道輸送システム全体をも指す呼称である。
And there is (officially) no such thing as a "superexpress": 
: 21世紀初頭の現在の日本の鉄道では、「超特急」という種別の列車は正式には存在しない。
I've changed the article accordingly. Jpatokal (talk) 04:01, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know about any other lines, but, I'm pretty sure that the lady's recorded voice on the Tōhoku Shinkansen says "Welcome aboard the Tōhoku Shinkansen.  This is the hayate ## superexpress bound for ...." in transit between each stop.  Next time I ride, I'll pause the iPod and pay a little more attention. Neier (talk) 23:53, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That is correct, and that is why I removed the "occasionally" from the sentence in the article saying that "Superexpress" is still used in English-language announcements. --DAJF (talk) 00:29, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Superexpresses do not exist 

message: There's little discussion of who uses these trains. I'm guessing they're mostly passenger trains, but... Imagine Reason (talk) 22:07, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The Shinkansen, like the TGV, Intercity Express, and other such high-speed network, is a passenger service. I don't know the specific demographics of Shinkansen passengers, but I believe they carry more daily commuters than their European counterparts because of Japan's density. David Arthur (talk) 23:17, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Customers 

message: We should probably look into this. -- Morrell Maddie (talk) 03:02, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  L.A. Times plagiarism? 

message: DAJF should not join the edit.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.164.204.239 (talk) 12:20, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Please try and stick to discussing this article and how to improve it. More importantly, could you explain why you think this article needs such an extensive image gallery now containing images of every shinkansen type and even tenuously relevant trains such as the British class 395? --DAJF (talk) 12:39, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

text: Class 395 is described in the category of Shinkansen in Japanese wiki. Moreover, it is described as a "bullet train" in the mass communication in Britain. 114.164.204.239 (talk) 13:18, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with DAJF that the gallery is not appropriate for the main Shinkansen article.  But why not turn the List of Shinkansen train models section into its own article, and put the pictures there?  (In table format, though, not as a gallery.) Jpatokal (talk) 14:13, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with Jpatokal. Making it into a table-format list in a separate article would work well. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:32, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Good Job! Making and playing by oneself, Mr.DAJF! Class 395 has been treated as "Shinkansen" also in Japan and Britain. 新幹線 114.164.204.239 (talk) 12:12, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You must be confused, Mr. IP. I am not DAJF. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 19:19, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  About DAJF 

message: 2014 will mark 50 years of service since Shinkansen start in 1964. Will there be big celebrations, like a "fleet review" of famous trains and locomotives invited from all around the world? 91.82.138.77 (talk) 10:44, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Any update on this one? Will Japan celebrate the semi-centennary of Shinkansen ops in any visible way? If yes, that info should go into the article! Some rail fans would probably travel to Japan in 2014 just to be there. 91.82.35.73 (talk) 22:38, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Half a century soon 

message: I heard that Vietnam cancelled their shinkansen project in 2010, but the article does not reflect this. Cla68 (talk) 00:54, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Vietnam

message: The route map (:File:Shinkansen map 20110312 en.png) recently re-added by its creator User:Hisagi unfortunately includes references to "JR Kyūshū" and "JR Hokkaidō" with macrons, even though these are not used by either company in their official names.
<BR>To clarify for the hard of understanding:
*  JR Hokkaido  JR Hokkaidō (see )
*  JR Kyushu   JR Kyūshū (see )
--DAJF (talk) 14:13, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: They are already corrected. --Hisagi (talk) 17:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Problems with company names in route map

message: Initial details of the planned E7 series trains under development for use on the Hokuriku Shinkansen were published in the Mainichi Shimbun in December last year (December 2011 article). The E7 was listed in the "List of Shinkansen train models" section of this article since December 2011, but was removed recently by User:Hisagi in this edit with the edit summary "The news of E7 series is unfixed and unreliable". Even in the absence of an official press release from JR East, I don't think it is up to individual editors to decide that articles published in national newspapers are not sufficiently reliable for them. As such, this article is now missing important information, and I would request comments from other editors on whether this information should be re-added. --DAJF (talk) 23:20, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Issue is now moot following official JR announcement of E7 and W7 series types. --DAJF (talk) 09:09, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Request for comments on inclusion of Hokuriku Shinkansen E7 series information

message: I have removed the misleading statement that JR East is planning to raise the maximum speed on the Tohoku Shinkansen to 360 km/h by 2020. The JR East long-term business plan published on 30 October 2012, which outlines its aims for the next 8 years mentions simply "新幹線の時速360 ㎞での営業運転の実現に向けて重点的に取り組む" ("focusing on achieving shinkansen operations at 360 km/h") and "新幹線の時速360 ㎞での営業運転の実現に向けた研究開発" ("research and development toward realizing shinkansen operations at 360 km/h"). Even the media that reported this announcement () use "目指す" ("aiming for"), which should make it clear that there is no definite plan or schedule at this point. --DAJF (talk) 01:41, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: 8-year business plan and 360 km/h operation

message: There seems to be 2 geographical misses in the Future -> Maglev-section of the article. The third paragraph states
"Under somewhat more debate in where the line will terminate in Tokyo, JR Tokai is currently planning to run the line through Kawasaki prefecture, south of Tokyo, and terminate at Shinagawa Station by-passing central Tokyo." but,
1, there is no Kawasaki prefecture in Japan. However, there is a city named Kawasaki in Kanagawa prefecture, which is the prefecture south of Tokyo, so my guess is this is a misunderstanding in with the prefecture vs. city name.
2, if one goes to Tokyo from the south (through Kanagawa prefecture), one will first reach Shinagawa station, and then central Tokyo, i.e Shinagawa Station is to the south of central Tokyo, meaning the sentence doesn't makes sense. (as one wouldn't by-pass central Tokyo, but rather never reach the central part). 
Since the article is a pretty big one, and I don't have a user on Wikipedia (and therefore cannot be held resposible for any edits I do), I thought it'd unwise of me to actually edit the article, but thought that maybe I should point out these two things if someone else feels they should be edited. 203.165.101.107 (talk) 12:34, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I've trimmed the wording and corrected the obvious error. Thanks for raising it here. --DAJF (talk) 14:15, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Geographical misses in Maglev-section 

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message: From the current wiki article:
> Traction - The Shinkansen has used the electric multiple unit configuration from the outset, with the 0 Series Shinkansen having all axles powered. Other railway manufacturers have traditionally been reluctant, or unable to use distributed traction configuration
The french AGV 575 class high speed trainsets used by private venture pax carrier ItaloTreno (a.k.a. Nuovo Transporto Viaggiatori) are all-wheel-powered with underfloor mounted machinery. There are no longer disguised locomotives at the trains's extremes to provide traction. 87.97.108.144 (talk) 18:56, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Traction no longer unique to shinkansens. 

message: I suggest changing "new trunk line" to "new main line". I have no source for it, but there doesn't seem to be any source for the current translation as well.
http://i.imgur.com/aJRFrYr.png The "trunk" meaning of 幹 refers to a tree trunk, which makes little sense here.
http://i.imgur.com/7D2CBfk.png The "base" (i.e. primary, core) meaning makes far more sense.
If somebody can verify any translation with a source, I am happy to support that. Thanks in advance. SusuKacangSoya (talk) 14:24, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I have added a source (to Britannica) for the standard translation of "New Trunk Line". Other available sources include The Guardian article, BBC article, Railway Technology article. and Japanese Government overview. I think all of these would be considered pretty reliable sources. --DAJF (talk) 02:19, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Translation of 新幹線

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message: In the section “Speed records”, I shortened the headings “Conventional wheeled” and “Maglev trains”, to “True rail” and “Maglev” respectivly. Okay?--Solomonfromfinland (talk) 20:32, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edited for concision 

message: This article givs distances along a number of routes. However, it doesn't say if it is distance as a crow flies or by road or rail, presumably Shinkansen. I looked on https://www.infoplease.com/atlas/calculate-distance “Distance Calculator” to find out some of the distances (great circle) between said city pairs, and the distances were less than are listed in this article. This means that distances here listed must be along the Shinkansen route. I recommending listing both the Shinkansen-route distance and distance as a crow flies. (When it comes to distances, i think mainly in terms of distance as a crow flies; it is nice and single-valued.)--Solomonfromfinland (talk) 20:48, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dist 

message: Confusing wording states that the train in powered through distributed power to all axels, to reduce weight load each axel would have to overcome if it was being powered by one car. This means the train is powered by multiple electric units, as stated in the next section. I was wondering if there could/should be better clarification on what the train does to use electricity to power the wheels. Something like the train distributes power along the a axels of each car through its multiple electric unit system to provide better traction per axel. Any thoughts? NeVandCookies (talk) 14:15, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Electrical power 

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replies: text: I believe that symbol is the voiced velar approximant. BLAIXX 20:56, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
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