# All 10 Shinkansen lines (in order of opening)

From the Tōkaidō Shinkansen of 1964 to the Hokuriku Shinkansen, extended to Tsuruga in 2024: the ten Shinkansen lines in service today (eight full-standard lines and two "mini-Shinkansen"), in order of opening, with route, length, opening dates and operator.

- 61 votes · 10 items
- Dec 9, 2024 · 木村 遥
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## Top 10

1. **Tōkaidō Shinkansen** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Tokyo – Shin-Ōsaka, 552.6 km. Opened: 1 October 1964. Operator: JR Central. The world's first high-speed railway, opened just before the Tokyo Olympics.
2. **San'yō Shinkansen** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Shin-Ōsaka – Hakata, 644.0 km. Opened: 1972 (to Okayama) and 1975 (to Hakata). Operator: JR West.
3. **Yamagata Shinkansen** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Fukushima – Shinjō, 148.6 km. Opened: 1992 (to Yamagata) and 1999 (to Shinjō). Operator: JR East. The first "mini-Shinkansen", on a converted conventional line.
4. **Akita Shinkansen** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Morioka – Akita, 127.3 km. Opened: 22 March 1997. Operator: JR East. A mini-Shinkansen.
5. **Hokuriku Shinkansen** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Takasaki – Tsuruga, 470.7 km. Opened: 1997 (to Nagano), 2015 (to Kanazawa) and 2024 (to Tsuruga). Operator: JR East and JR West. An extension towards Osaka is planned.
6. **Jōetsu Shinkansen** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Ōmiya – Niigata, 303.6 km. Opened: 15 November 1982. Operator: JR East.
7. **Kyūshū Shinkansen** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Hakata – Kagoshima-Chūō, 288.9 km. Opened: 2004 (Shin-Yatsushiro – Kagoshima-Chūō); full line in 2011. Operator: JR Kyushu.
8. **Tōhoku Shinkansen** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Tokyo – Shin-Aomori, 713.7 km. Opened: 1982 (Ōmiya – Morioka); full line to Shin-Aomori in 2010. Operator: JR East. The longest Shinkansen line by operating distance.
9. **Hokkaidō Shinkansen** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Shin-Aomori – Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, 148.8 km. Opened: 26 March 2016. Operator: JR Hokkaido. Runs through the Seikan Tunnel linking Honshu and Hokkaido; an extension to Sapporo is under construction.
10. **Nishi-Kyūshū Shinkansen** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Takeo-Onsen – Nagasaki, 69.6 km. Opened: 23 September 2022. Operator: JR Kyushu. The shortest Shinkansen line, not connected to the rest of the network.

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