Shinkansen

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• System name: Shinkansen
• Native name: 新幹線
• Operational Lines: 8

operators

1. Name: East Japan Railway Com
   Native name: 東日本旅客鉄道
   lines: Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Nagano/Hokuriku (eastern), Yamagata, and Akita
2. Name: Central Japan Railway Com
   Native name: 東海旅客鉄道
   line: Tōkaidō
3. Name: West Japan Railway Com
   Native name: 西日本旅客鉄道
   line: Sanyō and Hokuriku (western)
4. Name: Kyūshū Railway Com
   Native name: 九州旅客鉄道
   line: Kyūshū

Operational Lines

Shinkansen (New Trunk Line)

Color	Line	Terminals	Year Opened	Newest Extension	Length (km)	Stations
	Tōhoku New Trunk Line	Tōkyō — Shin-Aomori	1982	2010	674.9	23
	Jōetsu New Trunk Line	Ōmiya — Niigata	1982	—	269.5	10
	Nagano New Trunk Line	Takasaki — Nagano	1997	—	117.4	6
	Tōkaidō New Trunk Line	Tōkyō — Shin-Ōsaka	1964	—	515.4	17
	Sanyō New Trunk Line	Shin-Ōsaka — Hakata	1972	1975	553.7	19
	Kyūshū New Trunk Line	Hakata — Kagoshima-Chūō	2004	2011	256.8	12

Mini-shinkansen (upgraded conventional lines)

Color	Line	Terminals	Year Opened	Newest Extension	Length (km)	Stations
	Yamagata Mini New Trunk Line	Fukushima — Shinjō	1992	1999	148.6	11
	Akita Mini New Trunk Line	Morioka — Akita	1997	—	127.3	6