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    Case Study: Shinkansen

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    Environmental Impact Assessment Title: Shinkansen‚ Japan Source:https://www.mlit.go.jp/common/000127999.pdf http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr03/f09_oka.html http://konamike.net/hiro/papers/ShinkansenKL2002.htm https://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/quake_tsunami/AJ201203060001 Summary: The Shinkansen is a high-speed bullet train and has a purpose to connect people‚ work life and products across Japan. The current Shinkansen network has a total length of approximately 1478 miles. The

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    of some the other accidents‚ by both the Japanese commission and government‚ that the public may not be even aware of ? Passenger Hostility Some reported crash cases have made some Japanese passengers angry that they physically attacked Shinkansen train operators. “In the worst case a woman driver was left bleeding after being punched by a man shouting: "What’s Japan Railways up to‚ when so many people can die in that accident?" On Friday another woman driver almost fell in front of a train

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    Train Crash

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    passenger train gave quite a shock to railway authorities in Japan. Particularly shaken were Japan Railway (JR) companies‚ which operate their Shinkansen super-express trains (often called "bullet trains") at speeds of 200 to 300 kilometers (125 to 185 miles) per hour‚ on schedules timed down to the minute. Emergency inspections are being conducted on all Shinkansen trains and detailed information on the cause of the ICE crash is being compiled by these companies to help ensure future safety. Immediate

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    Module One Quiz

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    Ameri-Mobile a = $75 m = $30 Cell-U-Later a = $100 m = $20 t = $75x$30n t = $100x$20n 1. Ellen works for a high-speed rail company that wants to develop a new rail line. Ellen’s project is to find a train that is the second fastest in the world. The Shinkansen Bullet Train in Japan is reported to go as fast as 320 kilometers per hour. The TGV train in France can reach speeds of 89.44 meters per second.

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    railways and the introduction of bullet trains would be a great development in this factor. 3. Safety: Earlier there were questions raised on the safety issues of these high speed trains but the Shinkansen network of Japan shows excellent records of safety. Ever since the bullet trains started in 1964‚ the Shinkansen has reported zero fatalities. 4. Avoid overcrowding: Making commuting easier from small town to major cities would lessen the crowd of settlement and migration in major cities which would

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    bumps to the turbine blades it increased its efficiency and reduced the drag and noise. A Japanese engineer Eiji Nakatsu saw how a kingfisher dives into the water without splashing any water with the help of its narrow beak. He thus created the Shinkansen bullet train with the same design of a beak ‚ this reduced noise ‚ used less power and enabled higher speed. Tardigrades need water fro live‚ when outside water they cover their molecular mechanism with proteins ‚ DNA in a sugar‚ this gave inspiration

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    Hyperloop Vs. High-Speed Trains When it comes to high-speed transportation the United States falls short compared to the rest of the world. Currently in California there is a need for a mode of transportation that can get passengers around quickly and at a reasonable cost. The ideal mode of transportation to solve the problem would be either a high-speed train or a Hyperloop system. Given the manufacturability‚ increased efficiency‚ and reduced costs of the Hyperloop it would be the right choice

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    Futuristic Fifty Years

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    Futuristic Fifty Years What will the world be like in fifty years? This is a common question one might ask him or herself. One might think about many different aspects in which he or she’s life will change. No one is for certain how life will change‚ but everyone has an understanding that it will. It is most likely that life will change in the aspects of transportation‚ music‚ government‚ ecology‚ food‚ and jobs/workplaces. Transportation may take on a whole new form in fifty years. With depleting

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    References: 5. ^ The Japan Times: "Tokaido Shinkansen Line fetes 40 years" (2 October 2004). Retrieved on 27 April 2009.

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    Itinerary to Japan

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    ITINERARY TO JAPAN 6 Days Saturday‚ April 13 04.35-Meet at Suvarnabhumi Airport 05.00-Check-in at Row H-J Thai Airways International 07.35-Depart from Bangkok to Narita Airport by TG676 15.45-Arrive at Narita Airport Tokyo [Japan time] 16.00-Immigration Process 16.45-Transport from Narita airport to the city by either Skyliner or Narita Express 17.30-Check in at the Hotel 18.00-Dinner time Sunday‚ April 14 07.00-Leave the hotel for Asakusa area 07.30-Have Breakfast

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