Published on Apr 26, 2019 Top 10 Facts - Bullet Train
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Credits, Sources and Attributions:
Creative Common Attribution: Licence 4.0 Re-used allowed
Thumbnail: Creative Common Attribution: Licence 4.0 Re-used allowed
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Content:
1) Origin Of Bullet Train {Shinkansen}
Due to the sleek cone-shaped design at the front, bullet train got its name. It’s also recognised as “Shinkansen”in Japan, which means “new trunkline” or “new main line”. It was first started with Tōkaidō-Shinkansen in 1964.
2) Founder of Bullet Train {Shinkansen}
A Japanese engineer Hideo Shima was the man behind the building of the first bullet train. The Shinkansen was the world’s first train to reach top speeds above 209 km/h or (130-mph).
3) Bullet Train Comparison
Chinese railway station of Xian is more impressive than various airports.
Whereas, Tōkaidō Shinkansen route from Tokyo to Osaka, is a gorgeous historical station
I travelled from Moscow to St. Petersburg via Sapsan route. The stations were architecturally beautiful from the outside.
4) Speed and Ticket Fare
Japan: Speed- 320-km/h or 198-mph.
for each 100kms you have to pay 25 dollars.
China: G-Class trains- 350 km/h, Fuxing-Hao- 400 km/h
For every 100kms You have to pay only 4 dollars.
South Korea’s Bullet train: 300kmph
Russian trains: 250-kmph to 350kmph.
5) Survival Rate And Safety
it has the record of zero safety problems, uses Automatic Train Control system (ATC), has emergency braking system.
6) MagLevs Train
Levitate above the track therefor they also known as MagLevs. This advance train already shocked the world in April 2015, by reaching the maximum speed of 603 km/h (275mph) during a test run for the Chuo Shinkansen.
7) Time Respecting Factor
The average delay of a Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka was just 36 seconds in 2012.
8) Absence Of Red-green-Yellow Signals
They don’t use conventional Red-Green-Yellow light System. Due to the fact that Shinkansen needs 3kms to stop the train at high speed.
9) Bullet Train Race
Japan need easy money, hence they sold their all technology of E2–1000 Series to China
10) Nomenclature and Performance
Kodama" meaning echo,
"Hikari" meaning light
"Nozomi" meaning hope,
Nozomi is latest bullet train.
Category
Science & Technology
0 Comments