Bullet train may refer to:
Rail
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Shinkansen
The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond l ...
high-speed trains of Japan, nicknamed for their appearance and speed
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high-speed train
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, lines ...
s of a similar appearance to Japanese trains
* An ongoing project to build
high-speed rail in India
Indian Railways is currently improving their existing conventional lines to handle speeds of up to , and with certain improved corridors seeing speeds of more than . Also, a total of twelve corridors are planned and one of the corridors which ...
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Rail topics named "Bullet"
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Caribou (train)
The ''Caribou'', colloquially referred to as ''The Newfie Bullet'', was a passenger train operated by Canadian National Railways (CNR) on the island of Newfoundland.
History
The Dominion of Newfoundland became the 10th province of Canada when it ...
, a passenger train formerly used in Newfoundland and colloquially referred to as ''The Newfie Bullet''
* ''Bullet'', a former passenger train of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey
The Central Railroad of New Jersey, also known as the Jersey Central or Jersey Central Lines , was a Class I railroad with origins in the 1830s. It was absorbed into Conrail in April 1976 along with several other prominent bankrupt railroads of ...
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Bullet (interurban)
The Bullet was a streamliner electric multiple-unit passenger car produced by the J. G. Brill Company in Philadelphia for the Philadelphia and Western Railroad (P&W) in 1931, and then similar, somewhat smaller single-unit, single-end versions wer ...
, a high-speed U.S. interurban rail car inaugurated in 1931
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Bathurst Bullet
The Bathurst Bullet is an express passenger train on the Blue Mountains Line operated by NSW TrainLink between Sydney and Bathurst. The service operates from Bathurst towards Sydney in the morning, and returns in the afternoon.
History
At the ...
, a passenger train connecting Sydney and Bathurst, Australia
Arts and media
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The Bullet Train
(also known as ''Super Express 109'') is a 1975 Japanese action thriller film directed by Junya Satō and starring Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, and Ken Utsui. When a Shinkansen ("bullet train") is threatened with a bomb that will explode automa ...
'' (''Shinkansen Daibakuha''), a 1975 Japanese movie starring Sonny Chiba
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Bullet Train (band)
are a Japanese boy band formed on December 25, 2011, under Stardust Promotion. The group debuted under the name "" but later changed the name to "". The group consists of "main dancers" and "back vocalists", meaning that the vocalists stand behi ...
, a Japanese boyband
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"Bullet Train" (song), a song by Judas Priest
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''Bullet Train'' (novel), a 2010 novel by Kōtarō Isaka
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''Bullet Train'' (film), a 2022 film based on the novel
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''Bullet Train'' (soundtrack), the 2022 soundtrack made for the film
Other uses
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Bullet Train for Australia
Bullet Train for Australia was an Australian political party, registered from 2013 to 2017. It was a single-issue party campaigning for a fast implementation of high-speed rail. It advocated that the first stage of the bullet train should run fro ...
, a defunct political party in Australia
See also
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Bullet (disambiguation)
A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun.
Bullet may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Films and television
* Bullet (1976 film), ''Bullet'' (1976 film), an Indian Hindi language film directed by Vijay Anand
* Bulle ...
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Train (disambiguation)
A train is a form of rail transport comprising a series of connected vehicles that usually run along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers.
Train(s) may also refer to:
People
* Train (surname)
* Matt Bloom (born 1972), American professio ...
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