For the first time Saturday, the Japanese train "Shinkansen" global pioneer of ultra-fast rail born there half a century, has transported passengers to the predominantly agricultural northern island of Hokkaido, a price heavy investment. The first of these lines between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964. In the early hours of the morning, for the first time Saturday, the Japanese train "Shinkansen" global pioneer of ultra-fast rail born there half a century, transported travelers to the predominantly agricultural northern island of Hokkaido, a heavy investment price.
The first of these lines between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964
In the early hours of the morning, an elegant train, aerodynamic profile and elongated nose, darted from Tokyo Station in the presence of a crowd of rail enthusiasts to swallow 863 kilometers in four hours, with a speed peak of 260 km / h. For five decades, the Japanese, young and old, to dedicate a passion Shinkansen - literally "new trunk line" - which has contributed to the rapid economic development of Japan after the war. The archipelago has opened the first of these lines between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964, year of the Tokyo Olympics, line now carries more than 420,000 passengers per day on average (against about 60,000 in the first year). The extension covers a distance of 149 km, including 54 km in a rail tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido main island of Japan, Honshu. The new line of construction costs have exceeded 550 billion yen (4.4 billion euros), supported in part by Japanese taxpayers.
The network now extends into the center, north and south of the country
The JR Hokkaido operator plans to extend the network in two decades to the city of Sapporo, capital of the prefecture, which would require spending 1,200 billion yen more. "The most ardent wish" of the island, whose projects date back more than 40 years, has finally been heard, welcomed Harumi Takahashi, governor of Hokkaido, hoping to attract more businesses and tourists to the area the vast forests and ski resorts. The network now extends into the center, north and the south to the island of Kyushu. Now only Shikoku - the smallest of the four main islands of the Japanese archipelago - is not connected and there is no draft in this direction.
However, "the time when the arrival of the Shinkansen could enrich itself a region is over," said Atsushi Miyawaki, professor of public administration at the University of Hokkaido, told AFP. Japanese countryside is emptying of their inhabitants at an alarming rate while the government provides a demographic decline which should see the country's population to fall to 86 million in the next four decades, against 127 million currently.
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http://www.newsongshd.com/The first of these lines between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964
In the early hours of the morning, an elegant train, aerodynamic profile and elongated nose, darted from Tokyo Station in the presence of a crowd of rail enthusiasts to swallow 863 kilometers in four hours, with a speed peak of 260 km / h. For five decades, the Japanese, young and old, to dedicate a passion Shinkansen - literally "new trunk line" - which has contributed to the rapid economic development of Japan after the war. The archipelago has opened the first of these lines between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964, year of the Tokyo Olympics, line now carries more than 420,000 passengers per day on average (against about 60,000 in the first year). The extension covers a distance of 149 km, including 54 km in a rail tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido main island of Japan, Honshu. The new line of construction costs have exceeded 550 billion yen (4.4 billion euros), supported in part by Japanese taxpayers.
The network now extends into the center, north and south of the country
The JR Hokkaido operator plans to extend the network in two decades to the city of Sapporo, capital of the prefecture, which would require spending 1,200 billion yen more. "The most ardent wish" of the island, whose projects date back more than 40 years, has finally been heard, welcomed Harumi Takahashi, governor of Hokkaido, hoping to attract more businesses and tourists to the area the vast forests and ski resorts. The network now extends into the center, north and the south to the island of Kyushu. Now only Shikoku - the smallest of the four main islands of the Japanese archipelago - is not connected and there is no draft in this direction.
However, "the time when the arrival of the Shinkansen could enrich itself a region is over," said Atsushi Miyawaki, professor of public administration at the University of Hokkaido, told AFP. Japanese countryside is emptying of their inhabitants at an alarming rate while the government provides a demographic decline which should see the country's population to fall to 86 million in the next four decades, against 127 million currently.
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