JR East has scheduled a trial of mobile trash bin robots in Shinjuku Station's ticket-gate concourse until November 20 to test whether roaming bins can make station cleaning more efficient.
The Tokaido Shinkansen EX Travel Pack comes with a 35% discount on selected journeys for travelers aged 29 and under as part of an offer from JR Central and JR Tokai Tours.
The Kyushu Shinkansen reopening is expected with the first train on September 18, when JR Kyushu plans to restore full-route operation, including the Kumamoto–Shin-Minamata section that has remained closed since a powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in July.
JAPAN: A freight train derailment in Japan overturned a locomotive and four wagons at Yatsushiro Station after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake, leaving key freight corridors across southern Kyushu suspended.
Chuo Shinkansen construction has cleared its longest-running regional obstacle after Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki approved an environmental agreement covering the delayed mountain section on July 7.
Magnetic train tickets will begin being phased out by East Japan Railway next spring, with JR East moving to replace them with tickets that display QR codes.
Tropical Storm Jangmi hit Honshu on Wednesday with heavy rain and strong winds, prompting flood alerts, damaging homes and disrupting transportation across Japan. It was the sixth named storm of the season and also affected power, water, rail, air and postal services.
Hokkaido Shinkansen bid-rigging probe: Japan’s Fair Trade Commission conducted searches on May 19. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
PKP JR East cooperation has been formalised in a memorandum. It links PKP S.A., Poland’s state-owned railway company, with East Japan Railway Company. The agreement covers railway system management, station development, digitalisation, and passenger services. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Golden Route with the Shinkansen is JR Central’s new tourism initiative. It is built around the Tokaido Shinkansen and the traditional Tokyo–Osaka travel corridor. The campaign presents the route more broadly to foreign tourists. It links major destinations with places less familiar to international visitors. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Japan railway line closures totaled 1,366 km over the past 30 years. That equals about 5% of the national railway network.
Freight Shinkansen is Japan’s bullet train reworked for freight-only high-speed service. East Japan Railway Company developed the service. Also, Rail Journal covers the service on the Shinkansen network. It reports speeds of up to 275 kmph. Industries worldwide are seeking faster, more reliable, and more sustainable logistics solutions.
