Each row has electrical outlets, too, and seats lean back to nearly a 45-degree angle. In first class, the seats are heated and have foot rests. That's how many passengers the Japanese bullet train sees per day, on average. Most bullet trains are 16 cars long, carrying about 1,300 people.

A single Japanese Shinkansen (bullet train) has a massive passenger capacity, far exceeding any commercial aircraft. A standard 16-car N700S trainset used on the Tokaido Shinkansen typically carries 1,314 to 1,318 passengers in a single trip. The seating is divided between Ordinary cars (3+2 seating) and Green Cars (2+2 seating), and during peak holiday periods, the capacity can even increase slightly when including "Non-Reserved" standing passengers in certain cars. This high-capacity design allows the Tokaido line alone to transport over 430,000 people per day. Other high-speed systems, like the French TGV Duplex, utilize double-decker cars to carry approximately 510 passengers per eight-car set, which can be doubled to over 1,000 when two trainsets are coupled together.