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Detailed explanation-1: -The train will run for the next three months between the western cities of Osaka and Fukuoka, the West Japan Railway Company said, hoping that one of the country’s most famous exports will boost tourism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first high-speed rail system, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, began operations in Japan in 1964. The system is also known by the English nickname bullet train. Japan’s example was followed by several European countries, initially France and Germany, later also Spain, Italy, and others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hello Kitty Shinkansen route The train makes stops at each station between Shin-Osaka and Hakata Station in western Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture, including Kobe, Okayama, and Hiroshima, and has some unique features.

Detailed explanation-4: -It ran from Tokyo to Osaka, shortening the travel time between the two biggest cities in Japan from seven hours to three. This made it possible to move more people faster, helping to relieve a transportation bottleneck that had been building on the main industrial transportation route.

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s first bullet train is most likely to be completed by 2027, the managing director of National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), Rajendra Prasad told ANI news agency. According to Prasad, the company will try to run bullet trains in Gujarat by August 2027.