Tokaido Shinkansen

Japanese: 東海道新幹線 - とうかいどうしんかんせん

This high-speed standard-gauge line was built to alleviate the saturation of rail transport on the Tokaido Main Line of the Japanese National Railways (now JR). It runs between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka, covering 552.6km of operating distance. Construction on the 515.4km line began in 1959, and commercial operation began in October 1964. Direct service began with the opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen in 1972. There are 15 stations along the way, including Shin-Yokohama, Nagoya, and Kyoto. The electrical system is single-phase 60Hz, 25kV, and to achieve high-speed operation of over 200km/h, the curve radius is 2500m or more, the gradient is 20‰ or less, all intersections with roads are grade-separated, no railroad crossings are provided, and automatic train control (ATC) and centralized train control (CTC) are used. The success of the Tokaido Shinkansen reaffirmed the effectiveness of rail transport in medium-distance intercity transport. Shinagawa Station opened in October 2003, and at the same time all trains were able to operate at 270 km/h, resulting in a radical timetable revision with the Nozomi taking the lead.
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Japanese:

飽和に達した国鉄（現JR）東海道本線の鉄道輸送を打開するため建設された標準軌間の高速新線。東京〜新大阪間，営業キロ552.6km。路線延長515.4kmは1959年着工，1964年10月営業運転開始。1972年山陽新幹線開業に伴い直通運転開始。途中駅は新横浜，名古屋，京都など15駅。電気方式は単相交流60Hz，25キロボルトで，時速200km以上の高速運転を実現するため，原則として曲線半径を2500m以上，勾配(こうばい)を20‰以下とし，道路とはすべて立体交差で踏切を設けず，列車自動制御（ATC）・列車集中制御装置（CTC）を採用している。東海道新幹線の成功により中距離都市間輸送における鉄道の効果が再認識された。2003年10月には品川駅が開業，同時に全列車が時速270km運転可能となり，〈のぞみ〉を主体とする抜本的ダイヤ改正を実施。
→関連項目京都［駅］｜新幹線｜東海旅客鉄道［株］｜中［区］｜名古屋［駅］｜西［区］｜南［区］

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