Rail Transport in Japan

The Japanese railway company JR Central continues to expand its fleet of high-speed trains by announcing the acquisition of an additional 17 Shinkansen N700S trainsets, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) continues to actively support the development of transportation infrastructure in India, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Japanese company Yamaman Co, operator of light rail and bus routes, has introduced a facial recognition system for ticket sales on the Yukarigaoka line and local buses, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

West Japan Railways (West JR) has recently introduced a revolutionary robot capable of performing complex tasks at heights up to 12 meters, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Kinki Sharyo, a well-known Japanese manufacturer of railway rolling stock, has started delivering the latest 8A series electric trains, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Japanese company JR Central has announced plans to equip each of its high-speed trains in the N700S series, running on the Tokaido Shinkansen line, with two single or double occupancy compartments, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The meeting between Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida could be a significant event for the development of the high-speed rail (HSR) in Texas, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The train connects Tokyo with the tourist cities of Nikko and Kinugawa, as reported by the company “NPO A. T.

The seven-car train began operating on a 403 km line connecting Tokyo and the city of Shinze in the northern part of Honshu Island, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

The Japanese carrier notes that it will be installed on the roofs of trains operating on the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen line, with a service speed of 285 km/h.

Reports in the Japanese press indicate that preliminary plans involving the Shinkansen system in the project have been rejected, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

A Japanese company, JR Central, in partnership with Nippon Sharyo, Toshiba, and Toyota, is developing a hydrogen-powered train, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.