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JR Central
April 20, 2024
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High-speed
JR Central to introduce private compartments
Individual compartments, seating one person, will become available on Tokaido Shinkansen services from 2026 onwards.
August 17, 2023
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Fleet
JR Central to introduce new-generation tilting technology in series 385 prototype
New train is intended to replace series 383 EMUs, which have been in service since 1995.
June 21, 2023
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Fleet
JR Central extends operation of hybrid HC85 trains
The trains will be used on Nanki Limited Express services.
May 19, 2023
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High-speed
Taiwan High Speed Rail signs $US 898m fleet contract with Hitachi and Toshiba
Consortium to supply 12 high-speed trains.
April 18, 2023
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Technology
JR Central trials ATO at GoA2 on Tokaido Shinkansen
The system will be trialled on May 10.
March 29, 2023
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Fleet
Taiwan High Speed Rail to sign $US 935m contract for 12 Shinkansen trains
After four years of negotiations, THSR has agreed the price for 12 N700S trains.
February 7, 2023
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Fleet
IRJ News in brief - Fleet
JR Central orders 13 Shinkansen trains, Germany orders battery trains, and Rome invites bids for 121 LRVs.
July 25, 2022
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Policy
Obituary: Yoshiyuki Kasai
Mr Yoshiyuki Kasai, the honorary chairman of Central Japan Railway (JR Central), who played a key role in privatising Japanese National Railways (JNR), died in Tokyo on May 25 at the age of 81, writes Roderick Smith.*
May 27, 2022
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Asia
JR Central to expand N700S fleet through $US 900m investment
A further 19 of the railway’s latest Shinkansen high-speed train will enter service by 2026.
May 10, 2022
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Technology
Siemens and Mitsubishi Electric to cooperate in SiC traction technology
SiC devices are increasingly used in train traction systems in Japan to reduce energy consumption.
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