The Kingfisher and the Shinkansen Train

翠鸟和新干线高速列车

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The Shinkansen network, operated by Japan Railways, now connects most major Japanese cities via almost 1, 550 miles of track.

新干线网络，由日本铁路运营，目前经由1500英里的轨道已连接起日本的主要城市。

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The shinkansen was not experimental: it was a carefully thought out scheme based on established practice.

ECONOMIST: Hideo Shima

Uniformed hotel staff greet guests arriving by Shinkansen train trackside for an escort up to the sumptuous, chandelier-encrusted perch.

BBC: Business trip: Tokyo

In the Japanese way, both resigned and neither was invited to the opening ceremony for the shinkansen.

ECONOMIST: Hideo Shima