East Japan Railway started a trial run Monday of a plan to convert a car on certain shinkansen bullet trains into office space for passengers, as interest in remote work grows in..
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Mitsubishi Electric announced today that it has completed the installation of, and begun testing, railcar traction converter/inverter systems with all-silicon carbide (SiC) power modules on N700 Shinkansen bullet trains for Central Japan..
Asahi Glass’s safety glass for railroad cars is installed in all vehicles of the new Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which started operation in Japan on March 14, 2015. In addition to the safety..
Travelers on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line in Japan will be able to soak their tired tootsies starting this summer, without even getting off the bullet train. The rail operator East Japan Railway..
East Japan Railway has unveiled its latest model of the Shinkansen bullet train to service a new line connecting Tokyo and the Japan Sea coast. The new Shinkansen bullet train (E7 series)..
Japan’s first commercial model of a magnetically levitated train has been placed. Officials at Central Japan Railway unveiled the L0 model on Monday at its test track in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan…
With a host of passenger-friendly features and automated speed control system the new N700A Shinkansen bullet train will make its commercial debut on Feb. 8 in Japan between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka. JR..
