Editing High-speed rail (section)

====A new train on a new line====
The new service, named [[Shinkansen]] (meaning ''new main line'') would provide a new alignment, 25% wider standard gauge utilising continuously welded rails between Tokyo and Osaka with new rolling stock, designed for {{convert|250|km/h|abbr=on}}. However, the [[World Bank]], whilst supporting the project, considered the design of the equipment as unproven for that speed, and set the maximum speed to {{convert|210|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="douviensTGV"/>

After initial feasibility tests, the plan was fast-tracked and construction of the first section of the line started on 20 April 1959.<ref>{{cite web |language=ja |url=http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/cnt/p19871.html |script-title=ja:Kanagawa Prefecture:県央・湘南の環境と共生する都市づくりＮＥＷＳ NO. 11」新幹線豆知識クイズの解説 |publisher=Pref.kanagawa.jp |access-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927053732/http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/cnt/p19871.html |archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> In 1963, on the new track, test runs hit a top speed of {{convert|256|km/h|abbr=on}}. Five years after the beginning of the construction work, in October 1964, just in time for the [[1964 Tokyo Olympics|Olympic Games]], the first modern high-speed rail, the [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]], was opened between the two cities; a {{cvt|320|mi|order=flip}} line between  Tokyo and Ōsaka.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shinkansen {{!}} Summary & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shinkansen |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> As a result of its speeds, the Shinkansen earned international publicity and praise, and it was dubbed the "bullet train."

The first Shinkansen trains, the [[0 Series Shinkansen]], built by [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]]{{snd}}in English often called "Bullet Trains", after the original Japanese name {{Nihongo||弾丸列車|Dangan Ressha}}{{snd}}outclassed the earlier fast trains in commercial service. They traversed the {{convert|515|km|abbr=on}} distance in 3 hours 10 minutes, reaching a top speed of {{convert|210|km/h|abbr=on}} and sustaining an average speed of {{convert|162.8|km/h|abbr=on}} with stops at Nagoya and Kyoto.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Shinkansen Turns 50: The History and Future of Japan's High-Speed Train |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00078/ |website=nippon.com |access-date=25 January 2021 |language=en |date=1 October 2014}}</ref>