As of March 2023, Japan Railways' Tohoku Shinkansen was the longest high-speed railway line in the network, adding up to an operating length of around 713.7 kilometers. The Tohoku Shinkansen runs from Tokyo to Aomori in Aomori Prefecture, located at Japan's northeastern seacoast of the main island.
Operating length of Japan Railways (JR) high-speed railroad network in Japan as of March 2023, by railway line
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not including Akita Shinkansen and Yamagata Shinkansen*; referring to the length of sections between stations of departure and arrival used for passenger operations
Supplementary notes
*The Japanese Shinkansen Railways Maintenance Law defines Shinkansen as railway lines allowing trains to travel at 200 kilometers per hour and faster on its main sections.
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e-Stat (Japan). (December 25, 2023). Operating length of Japan Railways (JR) high-speed railroad network in Japan as of March 2023, by railway line (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265006/japan-jr-high-speed-train-operating-length-by-line/
e-Stat (Japan). "Operating length of Japan Railways (JR) high-speed railroad network in Japan as of March 2023, by railway line (in kilometers)." Chart. December 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265006/japan-jr-high-speed-train-operating-length-by-line/
e-Stat (Japan). (2023). Operating length of Japan Railways (JR) high-speed railroad network in Japan as of March 2023, by railway line (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265006/japan-jr-high-speed-train-operating-length-by-line/
e-Stat (Japan). "Operating Length of Japan Railways (Jr) High-speed Railroad Network in Japan as of March 2023, by Railway Line (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265006/japan-jr-high-speed-train-operating-length-by-line/
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