first time trip on the Bullet Train

babufriens · 10-26-2010, 04:03 AM

hey guys, Is the Bullet Train that much different than a conventional western train? can you really tell it's that much faster? Thanks.

Danny · 10-26-2010, 04:11 AM

The Bullet train is definitely different than a normal western train and the ride feels so fast and bumpy that you can hardly stand at times..it's quite fun!

On another note, the Bullet Train is not that much different to, let's say, the ICE train or the TGV, though the Bullet Train runs on dedicated tracks, so it's not sharing the tracks with other trains so it's fast and on time.

For instance, six trains per hour travel between Tokyo and Osaka, which means that you are never really late for a bullet train in Japan, just early for the next one.:)

10-26-2010, 04:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
babufriens Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	first time trip on the Bullet Train hey guys, Is the Bullet Train that much different than a conventional western train? can you really tell it's that much faster? Thanks.

10-26-2010, 04:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
Danny Moderator Jr Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 516	Re: first time trip on the Bullet Train The Bullet train is definitely different than a normal western train and the ride feels so fast and bumpy that you can hardly stand at times..it's quite fun! On another note, the Bullet Train is not that much different to, let's say, the ICE train or the TGV, though the Bullet Train runs on dedicated tracks, so it's not sharing the tracks with other trains so it's fast and on time. For instance, six trains per hour travel between Tokyo and Osaka, which means that you are never really late for a bullet train in Japan, just early for the next one.:)

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