Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
High Speed Rail & SHINKANSEN
Kozo FUJITARailway Bureau, MLIT
April 30, 2015
1. Why High Speed Rail (HSR) is preferred
2. Japan’s experience in HSR project
3. HSR era has come to California
Topics
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1. Why HSR is preferred?
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Automobile
Bus
Airplane
High Speed Rail (HSR)
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How safe is HSR?
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0fatalities50 years
12fatalitiesper dayin Japan in 20131964→2014
for
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(Best practice of safety management ~Seismic measures~)
Epicenter
[Early Earthquake Detection System]
S wave
P wave
Coastline Seismometer
(2)Warning signal
(3)Cutting power
transmission
(1)Detect P wave
(4)Emergency brakes applied
[Actual functional flow at the time of Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011]
270km/h(168mph)
100km/h(63mph)
3sec
70sec
100sec
(3)Cutting power transmission(4)Emergency brakes applied
(5)Largest vibration
0m 200m 4000m 4400m 4
Comparison of CO2 EMISSIONS(g-CO2/person・km)
SOURCE: MLIT
102
49
18
Actual Reduction of CO2 EMISSIONSIn case of Kyusyu Shinkansen (tonnage/day)
SOURCE: JRTT
51
CO2 emission between Fukuoka (Hakata) and Kagoshima after the opening of the Phase-1 section
21
1014
921
5671 TOTAL
Even though emissions from the rail sector increased due to increased Shinkansenpassenger traffic, emissions from planes decreased substantially and contributed to a total emission decrease of 15 tons/day.
Plane
Bus
Railway
Plane
Bus
Railway
▲15
Before opening
After opening
Legend:
Effect of modal shift
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How fast is HSR?
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200mph(320km/h)
150mph(240km/h)
65-75mph(105-120km/h)
Airplane
SHINKANSEN
Automobile/Bus
(Series E5)
560mph(900km/h)
Acela Express
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How comfortable and reliable is HSR?
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
1,040mm
790mm
Comfortable ReliableComparison of seat pitch
in ordinary classNumber of
suspensions/delaysper day in Japan
0.25trains /day FY2013
180flights /day FY2013
Airplane
SHINKANSEN
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How many people can HSR accommodate?
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
500 seats
731 seats(10 cars)※
50 seats
304 seats(8 cars including 2 loco & 1 cafe)
Airplane
SHINKANSEN
Automobile/Bus
(Series E5)
(B777-300)
※Maximum number of seats of E4 series ,which consists of 16 bi-level cars, is 1,634.
Acela Express
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High Speed Rail is …
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
SAFE
FASTCOMFORTABLE&
RELIABLE
MASS TRANSPORTATION
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2. Japan’s experience in HSR project
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
We are well experienced in HSR project as the SHINKANSEN has 50 years’ history.
Examining Feasibility Construction Operation
Design Manufacturing Maintenance
Financing Education & Training Management
Projectstart
Constructionstart
Operationstart
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SHINKANSEN network
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Kagoshima-Chuo
TakasakiOkayama
Hakata
Niigata
Tokyo
OmiyaNagoya
Nagano
Shin-OsakaNagasaki
Kanazawa
Shin-Yatsushiro
Sanyo Shinkansen (554 km)
Tohoku Shinkansen(675 km)
Tokaido Shinkansen (515 km)
Joetsu Shinkansen (270 km)
Hokuriku Shinkansen (345 km)
Kyushu Shinkansen (257 km)
Hachinohe
Morioka
Sapporo
Shin-Hakodate
Shin-Aomori
Sendai
Tsuruga
Takeo-Onsen
Total length in operation :
2,630 km
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
(1) expand business opportunities
(2) activate consumption
(3) expand commutable area
HSR will :
HSR station will :(1) become a new transit hub
(2) have in-station retailing business
(3) become a new city center
3. HSR era has come to CaliforniaState of
California
Sacrament
San Francisco
Los Angels
San Diego
Anaheim
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