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The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

New mass-produced N700S Shinkansen car shown to press

The first mass-produced N700S car to run on the Tokaido Shinkansen line is unveiled in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, on Tuesday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) unveiled Tuesday to the press a mass-produced car for its new Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train.

The about 27-meters-long front of the N700S model was slowly lifted by a crane and put on a trailer at a Nippon Sharyo Ltd. factory in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture.

The new train will start operations on July 1.

A characteristic of the new train is that passengers onboard will feel less of a rolling effect for more comfort.

Initially, five trains will be introduced, with the number increasing to 40 by fiscal 2022.

Read more from The Japan News at https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/

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