Ten of Japan's bullet trains were destroyed when a hit Japan in October. The typhoon caused damage. There were many of the bullet trains lined up next to each . They were in water after a river burst its . The trains ran between Tokyo and the Sea of Japan . The line is now running just 80 per cent of its services. The bullet train company hopes to run a service again by the of March 2020.
Bullet trains are called Shinkansen in Japan. They started in . They are a of Japan and were the world's fastest trains. They travel at 320kph. The bullet train rail covers 2,764km. A Shinkansen said the was around $135 million. He said the floodwater damaged and brakes. He added: "For and safety, we [will] replace the trains with built instead of repairing ."