Despite its obvious association with Japan, Japan isn’t the only country where you can ride the Shinkansen—colloquially referred to as the “bullet train”—to get around. The same high-speed trains used by JR Central and produced by a consortium of Japanese companies are also used elsewhere in Asia, including in Taiwan. Over the weekend, Taiwan took delivery of the first of 12 brand-new trains, based on the latest Shinkansen, and shipped from Japan via boat. Each train is composed of 12 railcars, will measure just under 1,000 feet in length, and will travel up to 186 mph, or 300 km/h, according to Railway Pro. This new generation of Shinkansen is designed…
Japan Just Shipped a 1,000-Foot Bullet Train to Another Country
