3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (156+ words) Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Aug. 16 (Jiji Press)--A new-type Shinkansen train, manufactured in Japan, has been delivered to Taiwan for the first time. On Saturday, the 12 N700ST train cars, which feature iconic orange and black lines on a white body, were unloaded from…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (538+ words) Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, on Tuesday announced the nickname and design of a successor to its East-i inspection train for Shinkansen bullet train lines, set to be introduced in fiscal 2029. The new train,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (247+ words) nippon.com - FOCUS: Challenges Remain for Japan's Maglev Shinkansen Project Nagoya, July 8 (Jiji Press)--A closely watched high-speed magnetic levitation train line project in Japan still faces many challenges, including huge construction costs seen totaling 11 trillion yen, although it has…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (555+ words) Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Keisei Electric Railway Co. plans to introduce a new limited express train service directly connecting Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of the Japanese capital, in the 2030s, it was learned Monday....

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (163+ words) Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--Eleven railway and subway operators in eastern Japan said Wednesday that they will accept tap-and-go credit card payments at 729 stations on 54 lines from March 25, about double the current numbers. The new payment option will be available…...