TOSHIBA, Japan, has announced plans to build a factory in Hyderabad, India, to manufacture power conversion and train control systems.
HIGH-speed services began operating through the 53.8km Seikan tunnel between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido on March 26, with the launch of commercial services on the Hokkaido Shinkansen from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto.
JR East has awarded a contract to Toshiba to supply its H2One autonomous hydrogen energy supply system for installation at Musashi-Mizonokuchi station on the Nambu Line in Kawasaki City. The system will start operating in the first half of 2017.
JAPANESE private railway operator Keio Corporation has awarded Japan Transport Engineering Company (J-Trec) a contract worth around Yen 10bn ($US 89.6m) to supply five 10-car 5000 series EMUs for use on its 85km network, which links Tokyo's Shinjuku station with the capital's western suburbs.
JAPAN's Seibu Railway has awarded Hitachi a contract to supply seven eight-car EMUs for limited express services on its 1067mm-gauge network to the northwest of Tokyo.
JR East, Japan, plans to spend Yen 1.04 trillion ($US 9.1bn) on upgrading its Tokyo - Morioka and Niigata – Omiya high-speed lines from 2031.
The first bullet trains to reach the northernmost of Japan's three main islands, Hokkaido, will begin operating next month. Yoshihiko Sato profiles the latest addition to the Shinkansen network.
JAPAN's Nishi-Nippon Railway has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries a contract to supply 18 1067mm-gauge EMUs for the 75km Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line in Fukuoka prefecture.
With domestic economic growth slowing, China is aiming to boost exports from its rapidly developing technological sector, including rail. Kevin Smith looks at what 2016 might have in store for China and its impact on the railway landscape in east Asia.
JAPAN is the European Union's (EU) biggest trading partner after China, but the trade in railway equipment between the two economic powers is a poor reflection of this status and the scale of their respective railway markets.