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{{Short description|High-speed railway line between Tokyo and Osaka}}
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{{Infobox rail line
| name                            = Tōkaidō Shinkansen
| native_name                     = 東海道新幹線
| native_name_lang                = ja
| color                           = {{rcr|JR Central|ts}}
| mapcolor                        = {{Rcb|JR Central|ts|box}} Blue (#{{rcr|JR Central|ts}})
| logo                            = Shinkansen jrc.svg
| logo_width                      = 50
| image                           = Series-N700S-J2.jpg
| image_width                     = 300px
| caption                         = A JR Central [[N700S Series Shinkansen|N700S Series]] train running Tokaido Shinkansen, September 2021
| type                            = [[High-speed rail]] ([[Shinkansen]])
| system                          = Shinkansen
| status                          = Operational
| routes                          = {{plainlist|
*''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]''
*''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]]''
*''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]''
}}
| locale                          = [[Tokyo]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]], [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]], and [[Osaka Prefecture]]s
| start                           = {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
| end                             = {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka|x}}
| stations                        = 17
| daily_ridership                 = 
| open                            = {{start date and age|1964|10|01|df=n}}
| owner                           = {{ric|JR Central|name=y}}
| operator                        = JR Central
| character                       = 
| depot                           = Tokyo, Mishima, Nagoya, Osaka
| stock                           = {{plainlist|
*[[N700 Series Shinkansen|N700A series]]
*[[N700S Series Shinkansen|N700S series]]
|}}
| linelength                      = {{cvt|515.4|km}}
| tracks                          = [[Double-track railway|Double-track]]
| maxincline                      = 2.0%
| gauge                           = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}
| electrification                 = {{25 kV 60 Hz|conductor=overhead}}
| speed_km/h                      = 285
| signalling                      = [[Cab signalling]]
| trainprotection                 = [[ATC-NS]]
| map                             = [[File:Tokaido Shinkansen map.png|240px]]{{Tōkaidō Shinkansen line map|inline=1}}
| map_state                       = hide
}}

The {{Nihongo|'''Tōkaidō Shinkansen'''|東海道新幹線||{{lit|East coast route, new main line}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[high-speed rail]] line that is part of the nationwide [[Shinkansen]] network. Along with the [[San'yō Shinkansen]], it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the [[Taiheiyō Belt]], also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 1964, running between [[Tokyo Station|Tokyo]] and [[Shin-Ōsaka Station|Shin-Ōsaka]], it was the world's first high-speed rail line,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trainspread.com/japan/shinkansen/#:~:text=Opened%20in%201964%2C%20Tokaido%20Shinkansen,Railway%20Company%20(JR%20Central) |title=Shinkansen – Bullet Trains in Japan|website=Trainspread.com |date=2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321092401/https://www.trainspread.com/japan/shinkansen/ |archive-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref> and it remains one of the world's busiest.<ref name="envoy"/><ref name="2012report"/> Since 1987, it has been operated by the [[Central Japan Railway Company]] (JR Central), prior to that by [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR).

There are three types of services on the line: from fastest to slowest, they are the limited-stop ''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]'', the semi-fast ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]]'', and the all-stop ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]''. Many ''Nozomi'' and ''Hikari'' trains continue onward to the [[San'yō Shinkansen]], going as far as [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]]'s [[Hakata Station]]. The different services operate at mostly the same speed.

The line was named a joint [[List of historic mechanical engineering landmarks|Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark]] and [[List of IEEE milestones|IEEE Milestone]] by the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]] and the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] in 2000.<ref name="ASME">{{cite web |title=#211 Tokaido Shinkansen |url=https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/211-tokaido-shinkansen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319205758/https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engineering-history/landmarks/211-tokaido-shinkansen |archive-date=19 March 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022 |work=Landmarks |publisher=American Society of Mechanical Engineers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Milestones:Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train), 1964 |url=http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:Tokaido_Shinkansen_%28Bullet_Train%29,_1964 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320053051/https://ethw.org/Milestones:Tokaido_Shinkansen_(Bullet_Train),_1964 |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=16 June 2022 |work=IEEE Global History Network |publisher=IEEE}}</ref>

==History==

The predecessor for the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines was originally conceived at the end of the 1930s as a {{Railgauge|standard|allk=on}} ''dangan ressha'' (bullet train) between Tokyo and [[Shimonoseki]], which would have taken nine hours to cover the nearly {{Convert|1000|km|sp=us|adj=on}} distance between the two cities. This project was planned as the first part of an East Asian rail network serving [[Empire of Japan|Japan's overseas territories]]. The beginning of [[World War II]] stalled the project in its early planning stages, although three tunnels were dug that were later used in the Shinkansen route.<ref name="JPT50">{{cite web |last1=Schreiber |first1=Mark |date=27 September 2014 |title=Shinkansen at 50: fast track to the future |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/09/27/lifestyle/shinkansen-50-fast-track-future/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085925/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/09/27/lifestyle/shinkansen-50-fast-track-future/ |archive-date=19 March 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=The Japan Times}}</ref>

By 1955, the [[Tokaido Line|original Tokaido line]] between Tokyo and Osaka was congested. Even after its electrification the next year, the line was still the busiest in Japan's railway network by a long margin, with demand being around double the then capacity.{{sfn|Shima|1994|pp=45–46}} In 1957, a public forum was organized to discuss “The Possibility of a Three-hour Rail Trip Between Tokyo and Osaka.”<ref name="JPT50"/> After substantial debate, the [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) decided to build a new {{Railgauge|standard|allk=on}} line alongside the original {{Railgauge|1067 mm|allk=on}} one to supplement it.{{sfn|Shima|1994|pp=46–47}} The president of JNR at the time, [[Shinji Sogō]], started attempting to persuade politicians to back the project. Realizing the high expenses of the project early on due to the use of new, unfamiliar technologies and the high concentration of tunnels and viaducts, Sogō settled for less government funding than what was needed.<ref name="JPT50"/>{{sfn|Shima|1994|p=47}}

The [[National Diet|Diet]] approved the plan in December 1958, agreeing to fund {{JPY|194.8 billion}} out of the {{JPY|300 billion}} required over a five-year construction period. Then-finance minister [[Eisaku Satō]] recommended that the rest of the funds should be taken from non-governmental sources so that political changes would not cause funding issues.{{sfn|Shima|1994|p=47}} Construction of the line began on April 20, 1959 under Sogō and chief engineer [[Hideo Shima]]. In 1960, Shima and Sogō were sent to the [[United States]] to borrow money from the [[World Bank]]. Although the original request was for US$200 million, they came back with only $80 million, enough to fund 15% of the project, and could not use the loan for "experimental technology".<ref name="JPT50"/>{{sfn|Shima|1994|pp=47–48}} Severe cost overruns during construction forced both of them to resign.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Glancey |first1=Jonathan |title=Japan's Shinkansen: Revolutionary design at 50 |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140714-built-for-speed-the-bullet-train |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424103858/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140714-built-for-speed-the-bullet-train |archive-date=24 April 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=www.bbc.com}}</ref> The opening was timed to coincide with the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo, which had already brought international attention to the country. Originally, the line was called the ''New Tokaido Line'' in English. Just like the original railway line, it is named after the [[Tōkaidō (road)|Tokaido road]] that has been used for centuries.

Initially, there were two services: the faster ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]]'' (also called the ''Super Express'') made the journey between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka in four hours, while the slower ''Kodama'' (or the ''limited express'') made more stops and took five hours to travel the same route.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Tokaido Trunk Line Opened |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6m6iNes3TzkC |magazine=Japan Report |location=New York City |publisher=Japan Information Service, Consulate-General of Japan |volume=10 |issue=19 |page=5 |date=15 October 1964 |access-date=18 July 2020 }}</ref> A test run was conducted August 25, 1964, simulating a ''Hikari'' service. The run, which was deemed "very successful" by then-JNR president Reisuke Ishida, was also broadcast on television by [[NHK]].<ref>{{cite news |date=26 August 1964 |title=HIGH‐SPEED TRAIN TESTED IN JAPAN; Covers Tokyo‐Osaka Route at Average of 80 m.p.h. |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/26/archives/highspeed-train-tested-in-japan-covers-tokyoosaka-route-at-average.html |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085926/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/26/archives/highspeed-train-tested-in-japan-covers-tokyoosaka-route-at-average.html |archive-date=19 March 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On October 1 that same year, the line was officially opened, with the first train, ''Hikari 1'', traveling from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka with a top speed of {{convert|210|kph|abbr=on|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Premack |first1=Rachel |last2=Meisenzahl |first2=Mary |date=July 6, 2020 |title=Japan's bullet train has a new model that can run even during an earthquake. Here's the history of the country's iconic high-speed railway. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/shinkansen-bullet-train-now-50-years-old-2014-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085926/https://www.businessinsider.com/shinkansen-bullet-train-now-50-years-old-2014-10 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> In November 1965, both services had their schedule reworked so that the new timetable listed travel times of three hours for the ''Hikari'' and four hours for the ''Kodama''.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 15, 1965 |title=New Tokaido Line to Speed-Up Tokyo-Osaka Run |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4o4NFjxEIM4C |magazine=Japan Report |location=New York City |publisher=Japan Information Service, Consulate-General of Japan |volume=11 |issue=19 |page=9 |access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>

The 1970s were a difficult time for the JNR as local lines built up deficit. Profits from the Tokaido Shinkansen were used to offset the lines which were running at a loss which resulted in a lack of development and faster service over a 15-year period. Labor issues during that time steered away any attention from JNR executives, further complicating the possibility for research initiatives.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hiroki |first=Kikuchi |date=June 2018 |title=The Legitimacy Acquisition Process of Shinkansen Speeding Up |journal=Annals of Business Administrative Science |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=133–143 |doi=10.7880/abas.0180509a |s2cid=169847049 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Despite the difficult financial situation throughout the 1970s, the loan from the World Bank made in 1959 was paid back in 1981.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 30, 1994 |title=第2部特集 東海道新幹線開業30周年／30年のゆみ |trans-title=Part 2 Special Feature Tokaido Shinkansen 30th Anniversary / 30 Years Yumi |page=6 |work=Kotsu Shimbun |publisher=Kotsu Shimbunsha}}</ref>

In 1988, one year after the privatization of JNR, the new operating company, [[JR Central]], initiated a project to increase operating speeds through infrastructure improvement and a new train design. This resulted in the debut of the [[300 Series Shinkansen|300 Series]] and the ''Nozomi'', the line's fastest service which took two and a half hours to traverse the route with a top speed of {{convert|270|kph|abbr=on|0}}, on March 14, 1992.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Morimura|first1=T.|last2=Seki|first2=M.|title=The course of achieving 270 km/h operation for Tokaido Shinkansen – Part 1: Technology and operations overview|journal=Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit|volume=219|issue=1|year=2005|pages=21–26|issn=0954-4097|doi=10.1243/095440905X8781|s2cid=108811723}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 14, 1992 |title=Japan's Fastest Bullet Train Starts Service |url=https://apnews.com/b33e12fafc36139cbb69ce4a36893f61 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085926/https://apnews.com/b33e12fafc36139cbb69ce4a36893f61 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TOKAIDO SHlNKANSEN "NOZOMI" (MARCH 14, 1992) AND THROUGH OPERATION OF THE SHlNKENSEN BETWEEN FUKUSHIMA AND YAMAGATA OF OU LlNE (JULY 1, 1992) START |url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/english/white-paper/unyu-whitepaper/1992/1992000005.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085926/https://www.mlit.go.jp/english/white-paper/unyu-whitepaper/1992/1992000005.html |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=www.mlit.go.jp}}</ref> <!--Speeds have been increased to {{convert|285|kph|abbr=on|0}}, except for lower limits applying between Tokyo and Shin-Yokohama and in densely populated urban areas around Nagoya, Kyoto and Shin-Osaka stations.<ref name="railfan612">{{cite magazine| title = 300km/hのトップランナー|trans-title= 300 km/h Top Runners|magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]]| volume = 52| issue = 612| page =14| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan| date = April 2012}}</ref> -->

New platforms for Shinkansen services at [[Shinagawa Station]] opened in October 2003, accompanied by a major timetable change which increased the number of daily ''Nozomi'' services, which was now higher than the number of ''Hikari'' trains.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kajimoto |first1=Tetsushi |date=October 1, 2003 |title=Tokaido bullet trains to stop at Shinagawa |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/10/01/national/tokaido-bullet-trains-to-stop-at-shinagawa/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085927/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/10/01/national/tokaido-bullet-trains-to-stop-at-shinagawa/ |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=The Japan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date=March 14, 2022 |title=Nozomi shinkansen trains mark 30 years in service |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/14/business/corporate-business/nozomi-shinkansen-thirty-years/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314030809/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/14/business/corporate-business/nozomi-shinkansen-thirty-years/ |archive-date=March 14, 2022 |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=The Japan Times}}</ref> Initially, certain ''Nozomi'' and ''Hikari'' services did not stop at the station, with some skipping either Shinagawa or [[Shin-Yokohama Station|Shin-Yokohama]], and the plurality of services stopping at both. From March 2008 onward, all services stop at both stations.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/company/ir/investor-meeting/2008/_pdf/im_2008_03.pdf |title=FY2007 Financial Results |date= |publisher=[[JR Central]] |access-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085930/https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/company/ir/investor-meeting/2008/_pdf/im_2008_03.pdf |archive-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Railway News – Spring 2008 |url=https://www.japan-guide.com/news/0011.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085926/https://www.japan-guide.com/news/0011.html |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=www.japan-guide.com}}</ref> Another station was planned to open in 2012 to serve [[Rittō, Shiga|Rittō]], a city between Maibara and Kyoto. Construction started in May 2006, but the project was canceled the next year due to political opposition from the government of the surrounding [[Shiga Prefecture]] and the [[Supreme Court of Japan]] ruling the {{JPY|4.35 billion}} bond that the city had issued to fund construction was illegal and had to be canceled.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 29, 2007 |title=Shinkansen station in Shiga canceled |newspaper=The Japan Times |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/10/29/national/shinkansen-station-in-shiga-canceled/ |access-date=July 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319205812/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/10/29/national/shinkansen-station-in-shiga-canceled/ |archive-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>

The next speedup, which raised the top speed to its current {{convert|285|kph|abbr=on|0}} level through the use of improved braking technology, was announced in 2014 and introduced on March 14, 2015, the 23rd anniversary of the last speed raise.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 December 2014 |title=Top speed of Nozomi bullet trains to hit 285 kph |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/12/20/business/corporate-business/top-speed-of-nozomi-bullet-trains-to-climb-to-285-kph/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085928/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/12/20/business/corporate-business/top-speed-of-nozomi-bullet-trains-to-climb-to-285-kph/ |archive-date=19 March 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=The Japan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1= |title=Speed increase on the Tokaido Shinkansen |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/speed-increase-on-the-tokaido-shinkansen/40661.article |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829213749/https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/speed-increase-on-the-tokaido-shinkansen/40661.article |archive-date=29 August 2020 |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=Railway Gazette International}}</ref> Initially, just one service per hour would run at this new speed.<ref name="jrcentral20140227">{{cite web |date=27 February 2014 |title= |script-title=ja:東海道新幹線の速度向上について |trans-title=Tokaido Shinkansen speed increase |url=http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/nws001382.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319205800/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/nws001382.html |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=27 February 2014 |work=jr-central.co.jp |publisher=Central Japan Railway Company |location=Japan |language=ja}}</ref> After the replacement of the older, slower [[700 Series Shinkansen|700 series]] with the [[N700 Series Shinkansen|N700 series]] in July 2007 and the [[N700S Series Shinkansen|N700S series]] in March 2020, a new timetable taking advantage of the speed increase with more services was planned.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hayashi |first=Saya |date=May 17, 2019 |title=Japan's fastest bullet train to squeeze out trip every 5 minutes |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Japan-s-fastest-bullet-train-to-squeeze-out-trip-every-5-minutes2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085926/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Japan-s-fastest-bullet-train-to-squeeze-out-trip-every-5-minutes2 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=Nikkei Asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=7 August 2020 |title=Faster cleaning helped Japan railway boost shinkansen train operations |newspaper=Mainichi Daily News |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200807/p2a/00m/0et/034000c |access-date=2020-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423202854/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200807/p2a/00m/0et/034000c |archive-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref> However, the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan|COVID-19 pandemic]] further delayed these plans as service was temporarily cut.<ref>{{cite web |last=Noguchi |first=Kazuhiro |date=June 19, 2020 |title=Tokyo-Osaka bullet train to resume near-full service in summer |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Tokyo-Osaka-bullet-train-to-resume-near-full-service-in-summer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716002959/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Tokyo-Osaka-bullet-train-to-resume-near-full-service-in-summer |archive-date=July 16, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=Nikkei Asia}}</ref> An automated operating system is planned to be implemented for the line by 2028, with test runs starting in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-04-13|title=JR Tokai eyeing automated shinkansen operations around 2028|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/25/business/jr-tokai-automated-operations-shinkansen/|date=25 March 2023|website=The Japan Times}}</ref>

== Stations and service patterns ==
{{unreferenced section|date=September 2022}}
[[File:Tokaido Shinkansen map.png|right|thumb|Map of Tokaidō Shinkansen]]
[[File:Series-N700a-Mt.Fuji.jpg|right|thumb|Mt. Fuji and the Tokaido Shinkansen]]
[[File:MtIbuki01.jpg|right|thumb|Mt. Ibuki and the Tokaido Shinkansen]]
{{GeoGroup|article=Category:Tōkaidō_Shinkansen}}

'''Legend:'''
{| class="wikitable"
! ●
| All trains stop
|-
! ▲
| Some trains stop
|-
!｜
| All trains pass
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{| class=wikitable
! colspan="2" | Station
! rowspan="3" | Distance from<br/>{{STN|Tōkyō|x}} (km)
! colspan="3" | Service
! rowspan="3" | Transfers
! colspan="2" rowspan="3" | Location
|-
! rowspan="2" | English
! rowspan="2" | Japanese
! ''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]''
! ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]]''
! ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]''
|- style="height: 2pt"
| style="background:yellow" |
| style="background:red" |
| style="background:blue" |
|-
|{{STN|Tokyo|x}}
|{{lang|ja|東京}}
|style="text-align:right;"|0.0
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
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* {{ric|JR East|Tohoku Shinkansen|name=y}}
* {{ric|JR East|Joetsu Shinkansen|name=y}}
* {{ric|JR East|Hokuriku Shinkansen|name=y}}
* {{JRLS|JY}} [[Yamanote Line]] (JY01)
* {{JRLS|JC}} [[Chūō Main Line]] (JC01)
* {{JRLS|JK}} [[Keihin–Tōhoku Line]] (JK26)
* {{JRLS|JT}} [[Tōkaidō Main Line]] (JT01)
* {{JRLS|JU}} [[Tōhoku Main Line]] (JU01)
* {{JRLS|JU}} [[Takasaki Line]] (JU01)
* {{JRLS|JJ}} [[Jōban Line]] (JU01)
* {{JRLS|JE}} [[Keiyō Line]] (JE01)
* {{JRLS|JO}} [[Yokosuka Line]] (JO19)
* {{JRLS|JO}} [[Sōbu Main Line]] (JO19)
* {{TSLS|M}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|M}} (M-17)
}}
|[[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Tokyo]]
|-
|{{STN|Shinagawa|x}}
|{{lang|ja|品川}}
|style="text-align:right;"|6.8
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{JRLS|JY}} Yamanote Line (JY25)
* {{JRLS|JK}} Keihin-Tōhoku Line (JK20)
* {{JRLS|JT}} Tōkaidō Main Line (JT03)
* {{JRLS|JO}} Yokosuka Line (JO17)
* [[File:Number prefix Keikyū.PNG|15px|KK]] [[Keikyu|Keikyū]] [[Keikyū Main Line|Main Line]] (KK01)
}}
|[[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]]
|-
|{{STN|Shin-Yokohama|x}}
|{{lang|ja|新横浜}}
|style="text-align:right;"|25.5
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{JRLS|JH}} [[Yokohama Line]] (JH16)
* {{ric|Yokohama Municipal Subway|b}} [[Yokohama Municipal Subway]] {{lnl|Yokohama Municipal Subway|b}} (B25)
*{{TQLS|SH|size=20}} [[Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line]] (SH01)
*[[File:Sotetsu_line_symbol.svg|18x18px]] [[Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line]] (SO52)
}}
|[[Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama|Kōhoku-ku,<br/>Yokohama]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa<br/>Prefecture]]
|-
|{{STN|Odawara|x}}
|{{lang|ja|小田原}}
|style="text-align:right;"|76.7
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|▲
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{JRLS|JT}} {{lnl|JR Central|Tokaido}} (JT16)
* [[File:Odakyu odawara.svg|15px|OH]] [[Odakyu Electric Railway|Odakyū]] [[Odakyū Odawara Line|Odawara Line]] (OH47)
* {{Colorbull|blue}} [[Izuhakone Railway]] [[Daiyūzan Line]] (ID01)
* [[File:Odakyu Hakone StaNo.svg|15px|OH]] [[Hakone Tozan Line]] (OH47)
}}
|[[Odawara, Kanagawa|Odawara]]
|-
|{{STN|Atami|x}}
|{{lang|ja|熱海}}
|style="text-align:right;"|95.4
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|▲
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{JRLS|JT}} {{lnl|JR Central|Tokaido}} (JT21, CA00)
* {{JRLS|JT}} [[Itō Line]] (JT21)
}}
|[[Atami, Shizuoka|Atami]]
|rowspan="6" |[[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka<br/>Prefecture]]
|-
|{{STN|Mishima|x}}
|{{lang|ja|三島}}
|style="text-align:right;"|111.3
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|▲
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{ric|JR Central|Tokaido|name=y}} (CA02)
* {{Colorbull|blue}} Izuhakone Railway [[Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line|Sunzu Line]] (IS01)
}}
|[[Mishima, Shizuoka|Mishima]]
|-
|{{STN|Shin-Fuji|x|Shizuoka}}
|{{lang|ja|新富士}}
|style="text-align:right;"|135.0
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|●
| &nbsp;
|[[Fuji, Shizuoka|Fuji]]
|-
|{{STN|Shizuoka|x}}
|{{lang|ja|静岡}}
|style="text-align:right;"|167.4
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|▲
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{ric|JR Central|Tokaido|name=y}} (CA17)
* {{RouteBox|S||#009}} [[Shizuoka Railway]] [[Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka–Shimizu Line|Shizuoka–Shimizu Line]] ([[Shin-Shizuoka Station|Shin-Shizuoka]], S01)
}}
|[[Aoi-ku, Shizuoka|Aoi-ku]]
|-
|{{STN|Kakegawa|x}}
|{{lang|ja|掛川}}
|style="text-align:right;"|211.3
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{ric|JR Central|Tokaido|name=y}} (CA27)
* {{Colorbull|#4D7F54}} [[Tenryū Hamanako Line]]
}}
|[[Kakegawa, Shizuoka|Kakegawa]]
|-
|{{STN|Hamamatsu|x}}
|{{lang|ja|浜松}}
|style="text-align:right;"|238.9
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|▲
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|* {{ric|JR Central|Tokaido|name=y}} (CA34)
* {{Colorbull|red}} [[Enshū Railway Line]] ([[Shin-Hamamatsu Station|Shin-Hamamatsu]], 1)}}
|[[Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu|Chūō-ku,<br/>Hamamatsu]]
|-
|{{STN|Toyohashi|x}}
|{{lang|ja|豊橋}}
|style="text-align:right;"|274.2
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|▲
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{ric|JR Central|Tokaido|name=y}} (CA42)
* {{ric|JR Central|Iida|name=y}} (CD00)
* {{RouteBox|NH|Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line|#D12027}} [[Meitetsu]] [[Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line|Nagoya Main Line]] (NH01)
* {{Colorbull|#006666}} [[Toyohashi Railroad]] [[Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line|Atsumi Line]] ([[Shin-Toyohashi Station|Shin-Toyohashi]], 1)
* {{Colorbull|#006666}} Toyohashi Railroad Azumada Main Line ([[Ekimae Station|Ekimae]], 1)
}}
|[[Toyohashi, Aichi|Toyohashi]]
|rowspan="3" |[[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi<br/>Prefecture]]
|-
|{{STN|Mikawa-Anjō|x}}
|{{lang|ja|三河安城}}
|style="text-align:right;"|312.8
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{ric|JR Central|Tokaido|name=y}} (CA55)
|[[Anjō, Aichi|Anjō]]
|-
|{{STN|Nagoya|x}}
|{{lang|ja|名古屋}}
|style="text-align:right;"|342.0
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|* {{ric|JR Central|Tokaido|name=y}} (CA68)
* {{ric|JR Central|Chuo Main|name=y}} (CF00)
* {{ric|JR Central|Kansai|name=y}} (CJ00)
* {{ric|Nagoya Municipal Subway|h|name=y}} (H08)
* {{ric|Nagoya Municipal Subway|s|name=y}} (S02)
* {{RouteBox|NH|Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line|#D12027}} Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line ([[Meitetsu Nagoya Station|Meitetsu Nagoya]], NH36)
* {{rcb|Kintetsu|Nagoya|route}} {{lnl|Kintetsu|Nagoya}} (E01: {{STN|Kintetsu Nagoya|x}})
* {{colorbull|#334FA0}} [[Aonami Line]] (AN01)}}
|[[Nakamura-ku, Nagoya|Nakamura-ku,<br/>Nagoya]]
|-
|{{STN|Gifu-Hashima|x}}
|{{lang|ja|岐阜羽島}}
|style="text-align:right;"|367.1
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|▲
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{RouteBox|TH|Meitetsu Hashima Line|#D7A629}} Meitetsu [[Meitetsu Hashima Line|Hashima Line]] ([[Shin-Hashima Station|Shin-Hashima]], TH09)
|[[Hashima, Gifu|Hashima]]
|[[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu<br/>Prefecture]]
|-
|{{STN|Maibara|x}}
|{{lang|ja|米原}}
|style="text-align:right;"|408.2
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|style="text-align:center;"|▲
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{ric|JR Central|Tokaido}} {{rcb|JR West|Tokaido|route}} Tōkaidō Main Line (CA83, JR-A12)
* {{rcb|JR West|Hokuriku|route|type=A}} {{lnl|JR West|Hokuriku}}/<wbr/>{{lnl|JR West|Biwako}} (JR-A12)
* {{Colorbull|#FF0000}} [[Ohmi Railway]] [[Ohmi Railway Main Line|Main Line]]
}}
|[[Maibara, Shiga|Maibara]]
|[[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga<br/>Prefecture]]
|-
|{{STN|Kyōto|x}}
|{{lang|ja|京都}}
|style="text-align:right;"|476.3
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{rcb|JR West|Tokaido|route}} Tōkaidō Main Line (JR-A31)
* {{rcb|JR West|Kosei|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kosei}} (JR-B31)
* {{rcb|JR West|Nara|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Nara}} (JR-D01)
* {{rcb|JR West|Sagano|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Sagano}} ({{lnl|JR West|sanin}}) (JR-E01)
* {{rcb|Kintetsu|Kyoto|route}} Kintetsu {{lnl|Kintetsu|Kyoto}} (B01)
* {{ric|Kyoto Municipal Subway}} {{ric|Kyoto Municipal Subway|K|name=y}} (K11)
}}
|[[Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto|Shimogyō-ku,<br/>Kyoto]]
|[[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto<br/>Prefecture]]
|-
|{{STN|Shin-Ōsaka|x}}
|{{lang|ja|新大阪}}
|style="text-align:right;"|515.4
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|{{Plainlist|
* {{ric|JR West|Sanyo Shinkansen|name=y}} (through service)
* {{rcb|JR West|Tokaido|route}} Tōkaidō Main Line (JR-A46)
* {{rcb|JR West|Osaka Higashi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Osaka Higashi}} (JR-F02)
* {{ric|Osaka Metro}} {{ric|Osaka Metro|M|name=y}} (M13)
* [[Naniwasuji Line]] (planned)
* [[File:Hankyu Railway Logo.svg|20px]] [[Hankyu Corporation]] Hankyu Shin-Osaka Line (planned)
}}
|[[Yodogawa-ku, Osaka|Yodogawa-ku,<br/>Osaka]]
|[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka<br/>Prefecture]]
|-
|align="center" colspan="9"|'''↓ [[Through service]]s towards {{STN|Hakata|x}} via the {{ric|JR West|Sanyo Shinkansen|name=y}} ↓'''
|}

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==Rolling stock==
{{more citations needed section|date=September 2022}}
* [[N700 Series Shinkansen|N700A series]] 16-car sets, since July 1, 2007 (owned by JR Central and JR West, modified from original N700 series sets)
* N700A series 16-car sets, since February 8, 2013 (owned by JR Central and JR West)
* [[N700S Series Shinkansen|N700S series]] 16-car sets, since July 1, 2020 (owned by JR Central and JR West)<ref name="mainichi20160624">{{cite web |url= http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160625/k00/00m/020/062000c |script-title=ja: ＪＲ東海 次期新幹線はＮ７００Ｓ ２０１８年導入|trans-title= JR Central to introduced next-generation N700S shinkansen in 2018|date= 24 June 2016|work= Mainichi Shimbun |publisher= The Mainichi Newspapers|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160624132533/http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160625/k00/00m/020/062000c|archive-date=24 June 2016 |url-status=live |access-date= 25 June 2016}}</ref>

The last services operated by 700 series sets took place on March 1, 2020, after which all Tokaido Shinkansen services are scheduled to be operated by N700A series or N700S series sets.<ref name="jrcentral20151022">{{cite web |date=22 October 2015 |title= |script-title=ja: N700Aの追加投入について 全ての東海道新幹線が「N700Aタイプ」になります |trans-title=Details of additional N700A introductions – All Tokaido Shinkansen services to become N700A type |url=http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000028233.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426052544/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000028233.pdf |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |work=News release |publisher=Central Japan Railway Company |language=ja |location=Japan}}</ref> N700S series sets were then introduced on Tokaido Shinkansen services from July 1, 2020.

<gallery>
File:Series-N700A-F20.jpg|N700A series in September 2021
File:JR Central Shinkansen N700 Series passes Tamachi, Tokyo, Japan 17 03 20 (49669009511).jpg|N700S series in March 2020
</gallery>

===Former rolling stock===
* [[0 Series Shinkansen|0 series]] 12/16-car sets, October 1, 1964, to September 18, 1999 (owned by JR Central and JR West)
* [[100 Series Shinkansen|100 series]] 16-car sets, October 1, 1985, to September 2003 (owned by JR Central and JR West)
* [[300 Series Shinkansen|300 series]] 16-car sets, March 1992 to March 16, 2012 (owned by JR Central and JR West)
* [[500 Series Shinkansen|500 series]] 16-car sets, November 1997 to February 2010 (owned by JR West)
* [[700 Series Shinkansen|700 series]] 16-car sets,  March 1999 to March 2020 (owned by JR Central and JR West)

<gallery>
File:Shinkansen type 0 Hikari 19890506a.jpg|0 series at Odawara Station in May 1989
File:Shinkansen100.jpg|100 series in January 2003
File:JR Central Shinkansen 300.jpg|300 series in January 2008
File:Shinkansen 500 series W2 formation.jpg|500 series at Odawara Station in June 2008
File:JR Central Shinkansen 700.jpg|700 series in January 2008
</gallery>

===Former non-revenue-earning types===
* [[Doctor Yellow|922 (Set T1)]] (1961 to 1976)
* [[Doctor Yellow|922 (Set T2)]] (1974 to 2001)
* [[Doctor Yellow|923 (Set T4)]] (Until 29 January 2025)

<gallery>
File:922 T2 Gifu-Hashima 19981011.jpg|JR Central Class 922 "[[Doctor Yellow]]" set T2, October 1998
File:Type923-T4.jpg|JR Central's Class 923 "[[Doctor Yellow]]" set T4 on the Tokaido Shinkansen, September 2021
</gallery>

===Timeline===
{{Tokaido Shinkansen graphical timeline}}

== Classes and onboard services ==
All Tokaido Shinkansen trains have two classes of seating: Green Cars (First Class) offer 2+2 configured seating with all-reserved seating. Ordinary cars feature 2+3 configured seating with both reserved and unreserved seating.

Previously, all trains had an onboard trolley service that sold food and drinks. The ice cream sold by these trolleys was popularly known as "[[Shinkansen too hard ice cream]]", which eventually became an official sales name. Trolley service on the Tokaido Shinkansen was discontinued on October 31, 2023, due to falling sales and labor shortages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sugiyama |first=Satoshi |date=August 8, 2023 |title=End of the line for snack carts on Tokyo-Osaka shinkansen |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/08/shinkansen-onboard-snacks-to-end-tokyo-osaka/ |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=Japan Times}}</ref> This was replaced by a mobile order seat service exclusive for Green Car passengers from 1 November 2023. Passengers can scan a QR code on the back of their seat to purchase refreshments, which would then be brought by a cabin attendant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=東海道新幹線，10月31日をもって車内ワゴン販売を終了 〜11月1日から新しい車内サービスを開始〜 |url=https://railf.jp/news/2023/08/09/120000.html |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=鉄道ファン・railf.jp |language=ja}}</ref>

In an announcement by JR Central, JR West, and JR Kyushu made on 17 October 2023, the companies stated that all onboard smoking rooms on the Tokaido, San'yo, and Kyushu Shinkansen trains would be discontinued by Q2 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kinoshita |first=Kenji |date=17 October 2023 |title=東海道・山陽・九州新幹線の車内喫煙ルーム、2024年春にすべて廃止 |trans-title=All smoking rooms on Tokaido, Sanyo, and Kyushu Shinkansen trains will be discontinued in spring 2024. |url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20231017-2795090/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018011801/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20231017-2795090/ |archive-date=18 October 2023 |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=MyNavi Corporation}}</ref>

Since 2020, reservations are required to take large pieces of luggage on Tokaido Shinkansen trains.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2020 |title=「特大荷物スペースつき座席」の予約受付開始およびお客様へのご案内について |trans-title=Start accepting reservations for "seats with oversized luggage space" and information to customers |url=https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000040387.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713033706/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000040387.pdf |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=jr-central.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref>

== Japan Rail Pass ==
The [[Japan Rail Pass]] is a [[rail pass]] available to overseas visitors which allows travel on most major forms of transportation provided by [[Japan Railways Group|JR Group]] companies, including the Tokaido Shinkansen. Japan Rail Pass holders can ride ''Hikari'' or ''Kodama'' services free of charge, and since October 2023, pass holders can also ride the ''Nozomi'' service by purchasing a special supplementary ticket. Japan Rail Passes purchased prior to this were not valid on ''Nozomi'' services, and passengers were required to purchase a full fare ticket to use this service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Changes Are Coming to the Japan Rail Pass [AUGUST 2 UPDATE] |url=https://www.japan.travel/en/ca/news/changes-are-coming-to-the-japan-rail-pass/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) |language=en-ca}}</ref> Certain regional Rail Passes let passengers ride all services, including the ''Nozomi''.  These passes typically have limited coverage and shorter useage periods compared to the full Japan Rail Pass.<ref>{{Cite web |title=「ジャパン・レール・パス」の日本国内での発売について |trans-title=About the release of "Japan Rail Pass" in Japan |url=https://japanrailpass.net/file/JR_PASS_release_JA_0823-3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903012856/https://japanrailpass.net/file/JR_PASS_release_JA_0823-3.pdf |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |website=japanrailpass.net |language=ja}}</ref>

==Ridership==
From 1964 to 2012, the Tokaido Shinkansen line carried approximately 5.3 billion passengers.<ref name="2012report"/> Ridership increased from 61,000 per day in 1964<ref name="2011report"/> to 391,000 per day in 2012.<ref name="2012report"/> By 2016, the route was carrying 452,000 passengers per day on 365 daily services making it one of the busiest high speed railway lines in the world.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=MATSUMOTO |first1=R. |last2=OKUDA |first2=D. |last3=FUKASAWA|first3= N. |date=1 September 2018 |title=Method for Forecasting Fluctuation in Railway Passenger Demand for High-speed Rail Services |journal= Quarterly Report of RTRI |volume=59 |issue=3 |pages=194–200 |doi= 10.2219/rtriqr.59.3_194 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Tokaido Line Cumulative Ridership figures (millions of passengers)
! Year !! 1967 !! 1976 !! 2004 !! Mar 2007 !! Nov 2010 !! 2012
|-
! Ridership (Cumulative) 
|align="right"| 100
|align="right"| 1,000
|align="right"| 4,160<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 2, 2004 |title=Tokaido Shinkansen Line fetes 40 years |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/10/02/business/tokaido-shinkansen-line-fetes-40-years/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319205820/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/10/02/business/tokaido-shinkansen-line-fetes-40-years/ |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
|align="right"| 4,500<ref>[http://english.jr-central.co.jp/company/ir/annualreport-backnumber/_pdf/report-2007.pdf Central Japan Railway Company Annual Report 2007]. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
|align="right"| 4,900<ref name="envoy">{{Cite web |last=Kasai |first=Yoshiyuki |date=4 September 2010 |title=Bullet Train & Maglev System to Cross the Pacific |url=https://www.envoy.jp/2010/09/bullet-train-maglev-system-to-cross-the-pacific/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331013737/https://www.envoy.jp/2010/09/bullet-train-maglev-system-to-cross-the-pacific/ |archive-date=31 March 2012 |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=Envoy Media}}</ref>
|align ="right"| 5,300<ref name="2012report"/>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Tokaido Line Ridership figures (per year, millions of passengers)
! Year !! 1967 !! April 1987 !! April 2007 !! April 2008 !! April 2009 !! April 2010 !! April 2011 !! April 2012
|-
! Ridership 
|align="right"| 22<ref name="2011report"/>
|align="right"| 102<ref name="2011report"/>
|align="right"| 151<ref name="2011report"/>
|align="right"| 149<ref name="2011report"/>
|align="right"| 138<ref name="2011report"/>
|align ="right"| 141<ref name="2011report"/>
|align ="right"| 149<ref name="2011report">[http://english.jr-central.co.jp/company/company/others/data-book/_pdf/2011.pdf Central Japan Railway Company Annual Report 2011]. Retrieved 3 June 2013.{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
|align ="right"| 143<ref name="2012report">{{Cite web |title=Central Japan Railway Company |url=https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/index.html |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Central Japan Railway Company |language=ja}}</ref>
|}

==Future stations==
It was announced in June 2010 that a new shinkansen station in [[Samukawa|Samukawa, Kanagawa Prefecture]] was under consideration by JR Central. If constructed, the station would open after the [[Chūō Shinkansen|Chuo Shinkansen]], the new [[maglev]] service currently under construction, begins operations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2, 2010 |title=神奈川に新幹線の新駅検討 JR東海、リニア開業後 |trans-title=Examination of new Shinkansen station in Kanagawa JR Central, after linear opening |url=http://www.47news.jp/CN/201006/CN2010060201000276.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719040539/http://www.47news.jp/CN/201006/CN2010060201000276.html |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=47News |language=ja}}</ref>

[[Shizuoka Prefecture]] has long lobbied JR Central for the construction of a station at [[Shizuoka Airport]], which the line passes directly beneath. The railway has so far refused, citing the close distance to the neighbouring [[Kakegawa Station|Kakegawa]] and [[Shizuoka Station|Shizuoka]] stations. If constructed, travel time from the center of Tokyo to the airport would be comparable to that for [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo Narita Airport]], enabling it to act as a third hub airport for the capital.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ogawa |first=Hiroo |date=March 21, 2018 |title=JR新幹線、「静岡空港駅」設置が現実味…「首都圏第3空港」構想 |trans-title=JR Shinkansen, "Shizuoka Airport Station" installation is realistic ... "Metropolitan area third airport" concept |url=https://biz-journal.jp/2018/03/post_22713.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085928/https://biz-journal.jp/2018/03/post_22713.html |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=September 22, 2019 |website=ビジネスジャーナル/Business Journal {{!}} ビジネスの本音に迫る |language=ja}}</ref> As the station would be built underneath an active airport, it is expected to open after the new maglev line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osaka |first=Naoki |date=July 8, 2019 |title=リニアでJR東海と対立､静岡県の｢本当の狙い｣ {{!}} 新幹線 |trans-title=Linear confrontation with JR Central, "real aim" of Shizuoka Prefecture |url=https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/290647 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319085927/https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/290647 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=東洋経済オンライン |language=ja}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chuo Shinkansen]], a high-speed maglev line under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite magazine |last=Shima |first=Hideo |author-link=Hideo Shima |date=October 1994 |title=Birth of The Shinkansen — A Memoir  |url=https://www.ejrcf.or.jp/jrtr/jrtr03/pdf/f45_shi.pdf |magazine=Japan Railway & Transport Review |location=Tokyo |publisher=[[East Japan Railway Culture Foundation]] |access-date=22 July 2020 }}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
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*[https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/ JR Central website] {{in lang|en}}

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