Revealed: Tokyo-Osaka bullet train upgrades for 2020

New features for N700S include luggage space, free Wi-Fi and emergency batteries

20191031 New N700S shinkansen cars

JR Central showed off its new bullet train cars to the media in Nagoya on Oct. 30. (Photo by Saki Hayashi)

SAKI HAYASHI, Nikkei staff writer

NAGOYA, Japan -- New bullet train cars entering into service next July will feature seats that recline better, power outlets for each passenger and free Wi-Fi, the operator of Japan's busiest high-speed rail line says.

Central Japan Railway gave the media a tour of the N700S cars on Wednesday. They will debut on the Tokaido Shinkansen connecting Tokyo and Osaka in time for next year's Summer Olympics in the country.

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