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- Season 9 Must-see Railway News: The Latter Half of 2022
- Season 9 Ichibata Electric Railway: Working Hand in Hand with the Region
- Season 9 Choshi Electric Railway: Turning Creative Ideas into Profit
- Season 9 The Tohoku Shinkansen: Full Speed Ahead
- Season 9 JR Geibi Line and Kisuki Line at a Crossroads
- Season 9 Yuri Kogen Railway: Getting People Back on Track
- Season 9 Collaborating to Revive Japan's Stations
- Season 9 Hisatsu Orange Railway: Fully Supported by Kagoshima Prefecture
- Season 9 Must-see Railway News: The First Half of 2023
- Season 9 Fukushima's Iizaka Line: Keeping Business on Track
- Season 9 Minamiaso Railway: Overcoming Disaster
- Season 9 Countdown to the Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension
- Season 9 Putting JR Hokkaido's Abandoned Lines to Use
- Season 9 Haga Utsunomiya LRT: Shaping Communities
- Season 9 Oigawa Railway: Keeping Steam Alive
- Season 9 JR Shikoku's Collaborative New Idea
Japan Railway Journal - Season 9 Episode 4 The Tohoku Shinkansen: Full Speed Ahead
8.00 28 minutes JR East is working to reduce travel times by increasing the speed of the Tohoku Shinkansen to attract tourists and revitalize the region. The company is currently conducting tests using its test vehicle, the ALFA-X. They aim to realize a commercial operation with a maximum speed of 360 km/h by developing new rolling stock as well as supporting infrastructure. With the extension of the Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen scheduled to open in the spring of 2031, the company is looking to compete with the airlines, which see around 10 million passengers per year. See the latest developments of the ALFA-X, as well as environmental measures to reduce noise pollution along the line.
