What We Promote

What is High-Speed Rail?

The types of trains we actively promote:
- Commuter
- Intercity

The types of trains
we support:
- Street cars/light rail
- Rapid transit

A Stronger Network
- The Midwest Network
- National Interconnected Network
- Airport Connections
- Intercity bus and local transit connections

Federal policies

Our core initiatives
- Illinois Fast Track Initiative
- Chicago Union Station
- O'Hare Terminal 7
- CREATE - The Chicago Rail Development Plan
- Platform Standards

How
- Technical
- Political

Success Stories
- Historical
- North America
- Worldwide

What We Promote: Worldwide Experiences: Japan

Shinkansen
Japan's high-speed rail system is the most convenient, tightly scheduled, and punctual rail service in the world. The Tokaido Shinkansen running between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka (the busiest of the country's seven high-speed lines) serves over 350,000 passengers per day with nearly 300 departures. During peak periods, as many as 11 trains per hour depart from Tokyo on this line alone. In 1999 Tokaido Shinkansen operator JR Central reported an average tardiness of only 22 seconds per train!

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