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October 11, 2020
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High-speed
JR East to increase Tohoku Shinkansen line speeds
EAST Japan Railway (JR East) has announced plans to increase the speed of its high-speed Tohoku Shinkansen service in north eastern Japan by March 2021.
October 6, 2020
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Technology
JR East, Hitachi and Toyota to develop hydrogen-electric train
EAST Japan Railway (JR East), Hitachi and Toyota have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of a prototype rail vehicle which employs a hydrogen-electric traction system.
September 20, 2020
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Fleet
Robel delivers Mobile Maintenance Unit for JR East
ROBEL Railway Construction Machines has delivered the first Mobile Maintenance Unit (MMU) to East Japan Railway (JR East), with test operation due to be conducted on the Joban Line this autumn.
September 18, 2020
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Financial
JR East’s capital investment down in 2020
EAST Japan Railway (JR East) has announced it will invest Yen 711bn ($US 6.8bn) in infrastructure in 2020, down Yen 30bn from 2019 due to a drop in revenue caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
August 12, 2020
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Fleet
First Tokyo Metro series 17000 train unveiled
TOKYO Metro presented the first of its new series 17000 trains on August 11. The first 10-car train will enter service on the Yurakucho and Fukutoshin lines in February 2021.
July 11, 2020
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High-speed
India-Japan logjam over Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed
A continuing stalemate between the Indian and Japanese governments over the revised cost of the Mumbai - Ahmedabad high-speed line is threatening to derail the ambitious project and push the 2023 projected completion date back by at least a few years.
July 10, 2020
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Asia
New RTRI president sets out priorities
THE new president of Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), Dr Ikuo Watanabe, has vowed to follow through with the principles of the institute’s Research 2025 agenda despite the “unprecedented predicament” posed to the industry by Covid-19.
July 3, 2020
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Infrastructure
Tunnel dispute delays Japanese maglev project
THE Tokyo - Osaka Chuo Shinkansen maglev project is facing costly delays due to a dispute with the Shizuoka prefectural governor over the line’s ecological impact. Central Japanese Railway (JR Central), the company constructing the railway, had originally set the end of June as a deadline to resolve the issue.
June 17, 2020
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Fleet
JR Central to introduce N700S Shinkansen train on July 1
CENTRAL Japan Railway (JR Central) plans to introduce its next-generation N700S Shinkansen train into service on the Tokaido Line on July 1.
June 4, 2020
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Main line
Indonesia combines Jakarta - Bandung and Jakarta - Surabaya projects
INDONESIA is reportedly combining the Chinese-led Jakarta - Bandung high-speed project with the Japanese-led Jakarta - Surabaya project, in order to ensure they remain economically viable.
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