The pioneering bullet train served as a symbol of Japan's reconstruction as a post-war industrial power and, after carrying 100 million passengers in the first three years, demonstrated that high-speed rail could be a commercial success.
Isitimela esinamaphayona saba uphawu lwamandla ezimboni ngesikhathi kwakhiwa kabusha impi yaseJapan, futhi sakhombisa ukuthi ijantshi elinejubane elikhulu lingaba yimpumelelo kwezentengiselwano, lithwala abagibeli abayizigidi eziyi-100 eminyakeni emithathu yokuqala.