{
  "id": 1213896,
  "title": "New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/new-shinkansen-model-delivered-to-taiwan",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-16T05:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/16/taiwan-shinkansen-arrival/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN – For the first time, a new model of shinkansen manufactured in Japan has arrived in Taiwan. Twelve N700ST train cars, adorned with distinctive orange and black stripes on a white exterior, were recently unloaded at a port in Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan. During the delivery ceremony, Taiwan’s Transport Minister Chen Shih-kai emphasized that the train represents not just a new vehicle but a symbol of future industrial and urban development. Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) has placed an order for 12 such trains, each comprising 12 cars, with the intention of integrating them into service starting July 2027. THSR anticipates that the new trains will boost peak-time transport capacity by 25%. The Japanese consortium of Hitachi and Toshiba secured the ¥124 billion order for the trains. Takuya Yamakawa, head of the consortium, expressed confidence that the train will contribute to the development of Taiwanese society at the ceremony. The N700ST train, based on the latest N700S shinkansen model developed by Central Japan Railway (JR Central), boasts reduced noise and vibration levels, as well as lower electricity consumption. THSR is the first railway operator outside Japan to implement Japan’s shinkansen technology. Launched in 2007, the high-speed rail service connects Taipei and Kaohsiung, a distance of approximately 350 kilometers, in about 90 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour. On average, the train carries over 200,000 passengers daily.",
  "summary": "The N700ST is based on the latest shinkansen model of JR Central, producing less noise and vibration while consuming less electricity.",
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}