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The Shinkansen (新幹線 new trunk line) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen (515.4 km) in 1964 the network has expanded to currently consist of 2387.7 km (1483.6 mi) of lines with maximum speeds of 240–320 km/h (150–200 mph) 283.5 km (176.2 mi) of Mini-shinkansen lines with a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) and 10.3 km (6.4 mi) of spur lines with Shinkansen services.
