The Tokaido Shinkansen marked its 60th anniversary on October 1st. A commemorative departure ceremony was held at Tokyo Station, where, with a signal from JR Tokai’s Tokyo Station Master Katsuyuki Wachi, the “Nozomi 1” (N700S, formation J29) train departed at 6:00 AM.
The Tokaido Shinkansen started operation between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka Station on October 1st, 1964. Over 60 years, it has served a cumulative total of 7 billion passengers. JR Tokai’s President, Shunsuke Niwa, reflected in his speech at the ceremony, “Since its opening, we have honed our characteristics of safety, punctuality, comfort, and speed. We have continued to have zero passenger deaths or injuries on board, and moving forward, we will work on creating an even more comfortable, convenient, and safe Shinkansen, with our priority being safe transport, especially in response to the escalating natural disasters.”
▲JR Tokai’s President Shunsuke Niwa giving a speech at the ceremony
The ceremony saw stakeholders celebrating this milestone with a ribbon-cutting, and employees holding up homemade banners waved the train off.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary, concourses at a total of four stations including Tokyo Station, and stations in Shizuoka, Nagoya, and Shin-Osaka, will display photo spots. Additionally, from the first day, a new TV commercial reflecting on the 60 years using photos and videos of Series 0, 100, and 300 trains gathered from passengers will be aired.
▲JR Tokai’s Atsushi Tsujimura, General Manager of the Shinkansen Railway Operations Division (left), and JR West’s Keiya Orinaka, General Manager of the Shinkansen Railway Division, holding a poster for the 60th anniversary of the Tokaido Shinkansen and the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Sanyo Shinkansen in 2025
▲A poster inside Tokyo Station commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Tokaido Shinkansen
▲A photo spot commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Tokaido Shinkansen at Tokyo Station
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