Number of Trains Running on Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen Bullet Train Line Hits Highest Ever at 383 Per Day on Average

By Hayaki Takeda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
15:45 JST,
September 8, 2025
The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka is said to be “the world’s most tightly scheduled,” with fiscal 2024 seeing the highest number of trains running on the line ever, at 383 per day on average.
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