Japan is pushing the limits of rail travel as it begins testing the fastest-ever shinkansen bullet train, capable of speeds of as much as 400 kilometers (249 miles) per hour. Called the Alfa-X, the ...

Japan recently unveiled its next-generation bullet train Alfa-X, which will run at a maximum speed of 240mph once in operation in 2030. As tests kick off, we answer the five questions that the ...

The East Japan Railway Company (EJRC) is testing a new high-speed “shinkansen,” or bullet train, called ALFA-X. Its ultra-aerodynamic shape and high-level efficiency mean it’ll be able to transport ...

Japan has started testing its new generation bullet train Alfa-X, capable of reaching a top speed of 400 kilometres per hour. This version of the Shinkansen train, a network of the high-speed railway ...

Japan has started testing the high-speed bullet train Alfa-X, which is capable of travelling at a speed of 400km/h. Japan has started testing the high-speed bullet train Alfa-X, which is capable of ...

With a maximum speed of 249 miles per hour, the new Alfa-X model by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Hitachi will be the fastest bullet train in the world, according to CNN. The current zippiest model, ...

Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train -- capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (249 mph) -- as it continues to develop the revolutionary mode of travel. The ALFA-X version of ...

Pictured: one of the bullet trains currently in service in Japan – the Alfa-X will not be in public use until 2030 Japan has started testing on its next-generation bullet train, the Alfa-X, which will ...

Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train – capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (249 mph) – as it continues to develop the revolutionary mode of travel. The ALFA-X version of the ...

An extraordinarily strange shape, even among other shinkansen bullet trains, is one of the many things that will make Alfa-X the fastest machine of its type in the world. Belonging to Japanese rail ...