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Specifically, it refers to Japan's Shinkansen, which connects major cities on the main island Honshu by rail. It travels around 260km/h (160mph), but has reached speeds of 443km/h (277mph). Generally, the term "bullet train" has come to refer to other high speed trains.
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The Bullet train, is what westerners call the group of high speed trains in Japan, known to Japanese as "Shinkansen" 新幹線 There are several types of shinkansen and they operate on various lines up and down Honshu. The most famous, and well known to foreigners is in fact the oldest type.
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