"High-speed rail" is admittedly one of those dry-sounding infrastructure phrases that conjures thoughts of schedules and itineraries, but footage of a bullet train in action is entirely different.

Japan is currently developing the world’s fastest train, the L0 Series, which is a Japanese maglev train being produced and tested by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). This train is ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It begins as a gentle rumble as you see motion out of the window: that slight lurching forward. With a steady gait ...

In 1964, Japan introduced the Shinkansen, the world’s first high-speed rail line, connecting Tokyo and Osaka at speeds ...

A recently introduced Shinkansen high-speed train is set to add several exclusive private cabins over the next few months.

In a country famous for punctuality—where the Shinkansen runs on a schedule measured in seconds—there is one bullet train in Japan that appears on no public timetable. It is a phantom on the charts, a ...

High-speed rail can be found around the world. Yet so far, the projects haven't tracked in the U.S., where both the public and private sectors have faced ballooning costs and delays.

The high-speed trains coming to Vietnam's first intercity bullet train line, now under construction between Hanoi and Ha Long ...

India’s first high-speed rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is progressing with the adoption of an advanced ...