Shinkansen
Punctuality

The Shinkansen is very reliable thanks to several factors, including its near-total separation from slower traffic. In 2016, JR Central reported that the Shinkansen's average delay from schedule per train was 24 seconds. This includes delays due to uncontrollable causes, such as natural disasters. In April 2024, a train arriving to Nagoya was delayed by 17 minutes due to a report of small snakes slithering through a passenger carriage.
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