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Arriving in Shin-Kobe 新神戸到着

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新神戸駅
しんこうべえき
Shin Kōbe Eki
Shinkansen Kōbe Station
Bullet-train Kōbe Station

Shinkansen Kōbe Station is about half-way between Hakata 
(= Fukuoka City in Kyushu)) and Tokyo, the capital city of Japan

新幹線乗り場
新幹線のりば
しんかんせんのりば
shinkansen noriba

Shinkansen entrance to the trains
  
  
It is so beautifully organised, you just cannot go wrong
  
新神戸駅
しんこうべえき
Shin Kōbe Eki
Shinkansen Kōbe Station
Bullet Train Kōbe Station
Important:
Shin-Kōbe Station is high up in the hills, quite a way away from Kōbe Station, which is downtown. Shin in this context means Shinkansen, which means bullet train. People who arrive on the bullet train in Kōbe still need to get down to the city. Mind you, there is plenty of transport – very convenient.
view from the station towards the city further down the hill
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Narita Airport Line 成田空港線　なりたくうこうせん

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The whole line is operated by Keisei Electric Railway, while some parts of the line are operated by other companies as well, such as Hokuso Railway. The new line is used by Skyliner services operating at up to 160 km/h using new Keisei AE series EMUs.
The project involved the refurbishment of 32.3 km of existing track on the Hokusō Line, as well as the construction of 19.1 km of new track to Narita Airport, partly using disused rights-of-way originally planned for the cancelled Narita Shinkansen project. The total cost, according to the Narita Rapid Rail Access website, was estimated to be ¥126 billion, or about US$1.3 billion.
Trains also utilize the Keisei Electric Railway‘s Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei-Takasago. Trains run at a maximum speed of 160 km/h, thus completing the run from Nippori to Airport Terminal 2 in 36 minutes, 15 minutes faster than the previous Skyliner route, which took 51 minutes. Trains also run towards Haneda Airport from Narita Airport via Keisei-Takasago using Toei Asakusa Line, the Keikyu Main Line and the Keikyu Airport Line.This makes it possible to connect the two airports around 65 minutes, as opposed to the previous minimum of 106 minutes. Fare for the route is ¥2,400 from either Nippori or Ueno stations.
Service on this line commenced on July 17, 2010.
There are also plans to build a track from the Toei Asakusa Line to Tōkyō Station, opening a (potentially) faster route to the airport via the Keisei Oshiage Line.    

(from Keisei Information Site)



Useful travel information:



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JR700 Even more wow!

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Comfort and convenience on wheels

Inside the carriage above the doors the display shows the next stations where the train will stop. It will be in Japanese, as well as in English. The display will run in time for passengers to get themselves ready should they need to leave the train. The announcer will also explain the stop in Japanese as well as in English.

































The Nozomi Super Express to Himeji, 
where you could visit Japan’s most beautiful castle.













The Super Express to Hakata (= Fukuoka)
Train will stop at stations: Shin-Osaka, Shin-Kobe,
(The word Shin here means Shin-kansen station)

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Maglev train

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リニアモーターカー

りにあもーたーかー

This is the prototype of the Maglev Train, or Linear Motor Car that is being developed to initially run between Tokyo and Osaka. The train has no wheels, but works on the principle of magnetic levitation. It can achieve incredible speeds. However, one of the problems the designers have to overcome is the fact that between Tokyo and Osaka there are many hills, mountains and cities – Mt Fuji for one and that is a volcano. The cost is phenominal, but obviously worth it. It should be noted that China has now got a slower version of this Maglev train. Nevertheless, Japan is still the front runner for this type of super-speed transportation.

いちばん はやい　the fastest



いちばん たかい  the most expensive



いちばん きれい the most beautiful



いちばん ながい  the longest


 
電車　でんしゃ
Train


未来の電車　みらい の でんしゃ
Train of the future


リニアモーターカー
Linear Motorcar
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Bullet train models 　新幹線のモデル　しんかんせんのもでる

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すご～い でんしゃ
amazing train

Stunning!                  すご～い!



はやい
fast


もっと はやい
faster


もっと スムーズ
smoother


もっと きれい
more beautiful

もっと べんり
more convenient


もっと たくさんの ひと
more people


もっと けいざいてき
more economical


いちばん はやい
fastest


つぎの モデル
next model


とても きれい
very beautiful


もっと たくさんのひと
more people


わーー　すごい！
ah~~ amazing!



グリーンカー　　ぐりーんかー
Green Car [= First Class]

The Green Clover leaf next to the door indicates First Class


また すごい！
again amazing!


のりたい！
I want to ride on it!


きれいね！
beautiful, isn’t it!


JR700モデル
JR700 model
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310 Trains 　電車　でんしゃ

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JRで よこはまに いきます
to take the JR to Yokohama


Cassiopeiaで ほっかいどうに いきます
to take the Cassiopeia to Hokkaido


 

とくべつな でんしゃで はこだてに いきます
to take the special train to Hakodate
あおい でんしゃで あおもりに いきます
to take the blue train to Aomori

Doraemonでんしゃで いきます
to take the Doraemon train


あおい でんしゃで けんぶつを します
to take the blue train for sightseeing

あたらしい でんしゃで おばさんの
うちに いきます
to take the new train to Auntie’s place


ちかてつで どうぶつえんに いきます
to take the subway to the zoo
で   by means of
In English you “take the train” somewhere. In Japanese you “go by” train. The idea of taking a train (in your pocket?) seems an odd way of expressing the idea of using transport, but there you have it. Even the travelling “on” the train seems a bit unusual these days. The police would get involved, if you really travelled “on the train“. In Japanese you “travel by means of transport” and the particle for that is で.
This also applies to travelling by bus, by car, by plane, or by Shinkansen.


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Tunnels トンネル　とんねる

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Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


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Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


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Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru




A little bit of clever science:



This principle also applies to Japanese trains, and as there are so many tunnels in Japan and the trains travel so fast, the trains and the tunnels need to be designed very cleverly. By the way, the most famous tunnel is not the Chunnel Tunnel. Surely the Seikan is much more amazing – but it isn’t between Britain and France. Sorry.


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru


Tunnels    トンネル　とんねる  tonneru