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The design picture of E5 bullet train for 2011 …

The new E5-type bullet train, which has an elongated nose to reduce air resistance, is shown to media at Rifu in Miyagi Prefecture, on Wednesday. It can travel at a speed of 320 kilometers per hour, and cover the distance between Tokyo and New Aomori Station (currently under construction), in 185 minutes. The E5 will go into service in March of 2011.

Try the Shinkansen experience 300 kms on Japan-planet video projector

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