Shinkansen
Japanese high-speed rail system
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| 2025 | Completion of Hitachi's delivery of 182 AT300 InterCity train sets to UK railway operators, including a diverse range of train classes and configurations. |
| June 16 2025 |
E3 Series Shinkansen
Withdrawal of train set L62.
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| May 19 2025 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of G11 train set
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| 2025 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Scheduled delivery of E8 Series Shinkansen Set G10, with delivery period spanning 2025-2026.
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| April 2025 |
E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen
Japan announced it will provide India with two Shinkansen train sets (E5 series and E3 series) free of cost to support testing and inspection of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor.
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| March 31 2025 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of G10 train set manufactured by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
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| March 2025 |
N700 Series Shinkansen
Completion of the first N700 series trainset (K4) conversion to 8-car P set formation, with the trainset re-designated as P4.
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| March 2025 |
N700 Series Shinkansen
Completion of the first trainset (K4) conversion to an 8-car P set, marking the start of the fleet modernization process for JR West.
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| March 2025 |
Nozomi
Nozomi services will begin operating with only two unreserved cars instead of three outside of peak periods, due to increased popularity of online train reservations.
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| March 2025 | A second decoupling incident took place on a train servicing the Tohoku Shinkansen line. |
| 2025 |
N700S Series Shinkansen
Projected peak production of 2,816 total N700S Series Shinkansen trains: 2,576 by JR Central, 192 by JR West, and 48 by JR Kyushu
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| March 2025 |
N700 Series Shinkansen
Completion of the first N700 Series Shinkansen set (K4) conversion, marking the transition from a 16-car set to an 8-car P set with the designation P4.
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| January 29 2025 |
Doctor Yellow
The T4 set of Doctor Yellow made its final run from Tokyo Station to Hakata Station, marking its retirement from JR Central Services. The train was specially decorated with 'ありがとうT4' (Thank You T4) on its windows to commemorate the occasion.
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| January 29 2025 |
Doctor Yellow
Car 923 (Set T4) was retired.
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| January 2025 |
ALFA-X
The Hindustan Times reports potential simultaneous service of ALFA-X (production version E10) in Japan and on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in 2029 or 2030, citing anonymous sources.
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| January 2025 | East Midlands Railways is expected to deploy new Class 810 trains into service early in the year, continuing the expansion of Hitachi A-train family trains in the United Kingdom. |
| 2024 | A contract to purchase up to 24 modified E5 Series Shinkansen train sets is expected to be signed, with delivery anticipated approximately 24 months later. The train sets will be modified to operate efficiently in temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius and include enhanced features like larger luggage spaces. |
| 2024 | E8 Series Shinkansen trains will replace the E3 series trains on the Yamagata Shinkansen, with an increased speed capability in the Spring. |
| 2024 | Introduction of the E8 series as a replacement for the E3 series on Tsubasa services. |
| 2024 |
Chūō Shinkansen
JR Central President Shunsuke Niwa announced that the 2027 opening is now impossible, with the project expected to open no earlier than 2034.
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| 2024 |
N700S Series Shinkansen
Substantial production increase to 1,416 total trains: 1,296 by JR Central, 96 by JR West, and 24 by JR Kyushu
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| December 2024 |
N700 Series Shinkansen
Conversion of the first N700 Series Shinkansen set (K4) begins, transforming it from a 16-car set to an 8-car P set with the designation P4.
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| December 2024 |
N700 Series Shinkansen
Conversion of the first N700 series trainset (K4) began, transforming it into an 8-car P set with the new N700-6000 series designation.
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| December 2024 | Announced delay of Hokkaido Shinkansen extension to Sapporo, pushing completion to the end of fiscal year 2038. |
| December 25 2024 |
E3 Series Shinkansen
E3-2000 series set L64 scheduled for withdrawal
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| December 22 2024 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of G9 train set manufactured by Hitachi
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| December 22 2024 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of E8 Series Shinkansen Set G9, manufactured by Hitachi.
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| December 17 2024 |
E3 Series Shinkansen
E3-2000 series set L63 scheduled for withdrawal
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| December 7 2024 |
E3 Series Shinkansen
E3-2000 series set L61 scheduled for withdrawal
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| October 21 2024 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of train set G8.
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| September 2024 | A decoupling incident occurred on a train servicing the Tohoku Shinkansen line. |
| September 10 2024 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of E8 Series Shinkansen Set G7, manufactured by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing.
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| August 27 2024 | Japan Railways Group and Hitachi attended an industry briefing for potential high speed rail development in Australia. |
| August 22 2024 |
E3 Series Shinkansen
E3-2000 series set L66 scheduled for withdrawal
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| July 24 2024 |
N700 Series Shinkansen
JR West announced additional plans to convert ten more 16-car N700 series sets to 8-car sets, scheduled for conversion from 2026 to 2029.
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| July 24 2024 |
500 Series Shinkansen
JR West further announced plans to retire the final two 500 series Shinkansen sets by 2027, completing the phaseout of this train series.
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| June 2024 |
N700S Series Shinkansen
JR Central announced that Doctor Yellow inspection trains would be replaced by standard N700S trainsets with special monitoring equipment.
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| June 24 2024 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of G6 train set
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| June 24 2024 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of train set G6.
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| June 13 2024 |
Doctor Yellow
JR Central announced the termination of Doctor Yellow trains on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line, with planned retirement in January 2025 and upcoming farewell events.
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| May 26 2024 |
Chūō Shinkansen
Yasutomo Suzuki, described as a 'Maglev Proponent', won the gubernatorial by-election in Shizuoka Prefecture, with expectations of expediting the project.
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| May 20 2024 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of train set G5.
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| May 15 2024 |
E3 Series Shinkansen
Train sets L54 and L55 were rebuilt/reliveried and continued in service.
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| April 2 2024 |
Chūō Shinkansen
Governor Kawakatsu announced his resignation, which sparked discussions about potential approval of tunnel construction by his successor.
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| March 2024 |
E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen
Japan plans to sign a deal for the first six E5 series Shinkansen trains to be exported to India for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor by the end of March.
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| March 2024 |
Nozomi
Smoking rooms were eliminated from all Tokaido, San'yo, and Kyushu Shinkansen trains and station platforms.
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| March 22 2024 |
E8 Series Shinkansen
Delivery of train set G4.
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| March 22 2024 |
N700S Series Shinkansen
J42 set delivered by Nippon Sharyo, continuing the Fiscal 2024 batch of N700S Series Shinkansen trains.
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| March 18 2024 |
E3 Series Shinkansen
Train set L53 was withdrawn from service.
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