Topic: Shinkansen

Major contract for Hitachi to build high-speed trains

Hitachi Rail will manufacture 12 high-speed trains for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation, the Japanese company recently announced. The contract carries a value of 124 billion yen,…
Bullet train services back to normal following March derailment in Japan

The Tohoku Sinkansen service, which connects the Japanese region of the same name to Tokyo, is back to normal as of Friday, East Japan Railway (JR East) says…
Work underway to remove derailed bullet train

East Japan Railway (JR East) has begun towing away the Shinkansen train cars that derailed earlier this month following a powerful earthquake. The first four cars were removed…
Powerful earthquake knocks Japanese bullet train out of its tracks

A Japanese bullet train derailed following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7,4 late on Wednesday evening. While several train cars derailed, no injuries were reported.
Larsen & Toubro wins new contract for India’s first high-speed railway line

Contractor Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won its third contract related to the construction of India’s first high-speed railway, several media outlets reported last week. The latest package…
Why are there no dedicated high-speed lines in Europe and the US?

There are many 100 per cent dedicated high-speed lines in Asia, but not in Europe and the US, says Torkel Patterson, vice chairman of the International High Speed…

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