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Koka, Shiga Pref., May 14 (Jiji Press)--A 34-year memorial ceremony for a train collision killing 42 people in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, was held near the site in the city of Koka on Wednesday. In front of a monument near the site, 21 participants, including bereaved family members and the heads of Shigaraki Kohgen Railway Co. (SKR) and West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, observed a ......

Amagasaki, Hyogo Pref., April 25 (Jiji Press)--Bereaved families and others on Friday mourned more than 100 people who died in a train derailment accident that occurred in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, 20 years ago. Kazuaki Hasegawa, president of West Japan Railway Co., reiterated the company's apology in a memorial ceremony for the accident that happened on its Fukuchiyama Li......

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Arida, Wakayama Pref., March 26 (Jiji Press)--West Japan Railway Co., or JR East, on Wednesday built a station building that consists of parts made with 3D printer technology, in Wakayama Prefecture. It is the world's first station building built with 3D printer technology, the company said. The building at Hatsushima Station in the city of Arida on the Kisei Line is some 2.6 meters high,......

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--The iconic "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday, completing its final inspection of tracks on the Tokaido Shinkansen line before its retirement. The other Doctor Yellow inspection train, owned by West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, is expected to retire as soon as 2027. JR Tokai and ......

Osaka, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)--West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, said Wednesday that it will introduce an automated operation system for its Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line. The system will be used from as early as fiscal 2029 between Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, and Kanazawa Station in the neighboring prefecture of Ishikawa. The Grade of Automation 2 system, wh......

Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. continued to struggle with unprofitable local train lines due to a decline in the number of passengers, data released by the companies on Tuesday showed. East Japan Railway, or JR East, said that 72 sections of 36 train lines had an average daily number of passengers of less than 2,000 per kilometer in fiscal 2023,......

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)--West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, will suspend Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains between Hiroshima and Hakata stations from around 9 p.m. Thursday through Friday morning due to powerful Typhoon Shanshan. The Kyushu Shinkansen line in southwestern Japan is expected to be suspended between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo stations from Wednesday night through Friday. ......

Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co., Central Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. posted higher consolidated revenue and profits for the fiscal first quarter ended in June. The three companies saw passenger numbers on Shinkansen bullet train lines grow amid expanding tourist demand from visitors to Japan. Revenue at East Japan Railway, or JR East, climbed 9.1 pct fr......

Osaka, July 25 (Jiji Press)--West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, said Wednesday that its 500 series Shinkansen bullet trains, which were once among the fastest trains in the world, will be retired in 2027 due to their aging. The 500 series debuted in March 1997 on the Sanyo Shinkansen line, linking its two terminals, Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, and Hakata Station ......

West Japan Railways setzt einen großen humanoiden Roboter für Wartungen von Bahngleisen ein. Zukünftig soll er noch weitere Aufgaben übernehmen....

Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)--Iconic test trains nicknamed "Doctor Yellow," used to monitor conditions of tracks and overhead wires for Japan's Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train lines while traveling, are set to retire due to their aging, to the disappointment of train lovers in the country, including children. Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and West Japan Railway Co., or JR......