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December 22, 2022 | Signalling

Tokyo Metro and JR East cooperate on wireless train control systems

Collaboration will increase operational flexibility while creating development synergies.

December 5, 2022 | Infrastructure

Draft plan announced for new Tokyo metro line

Route will be 6.1km long with seven stations serving burgeoning waterfront areas.

November 18, 2022 | Metros

International agreements signed to develop Jakarta MRT

Indonesia signs agreements with Britain, Japan and Korea.

October 5, 2022 | Innovations

“World’s shortest high-speed line” opens to Nagasaki

Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen is 66km long and isolated from rest of high-speed network.

July 25, 2022 | 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.*

June 2, 2022 | Financial

Mermec signs agreements to provide advanced diagnostics in Japan

The contracts are worth more than €20m.

May 30, 2022 | Financial

Sagami Railway to get Yen 16.4bn investment in 2022

The investment includes the purchase of three extra EMUs.

May 27, 2022 | 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.

April 25, 2022 | High-speed

JR West to test ATO on W7 series Shinkansen

The tests will be conducted at the Hakusan General Rolling Stock Yard.

April 13, 2022 | High-speed

Focus moves to Gujarat section of Mumbai - Ahmedabad high-speed line

Trial runs are due to begin on the 47km Surat - Bilimora section in 2026.

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