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August 18, 2021 | Fleet

First JR West DEC700 DMU begins testing

Further plans using battery power planned.

August 6, 2021 | High-speed

Interior design for West Kyushu line Shinkansen fleet unveiled

The line will provide high-speed services to Nagasaki when it opens next year.

July 28, 2021 | Financial

Japan loans Yen 253bn for underground Manila metro

Construction of the line is already underway.

June 17, 2021 | Fleet

Hitachi to build 22 metro trains for Sendai City

Hitachi metro trains will enter traffic on the Namboku line in Sendai, Japan, from 2024.

March 11, 2021 | High-speed

The high-speed revolution

With the assistance of two of the pioneers of high-speed rail, David Briginshaw charts the huge progress achieved since the opening of the first line in Japan in 1964 and looks at the challenges ahead.

February 22, 2021 | Asia

JR East to introduce ATO on the Joban Line next month

The system will be rolled out on a 30km initial section between Ayase and Toride stations.

February 12, 2021 | Financial

JR Group companies report net loss in first nine months

JR East will adjust its projected revenue forecast due to the result.

February 10, 2021 | Telecoms

JR East successfully tests 5G communications at 360km/h

Trials successfully transmitted and received high-definition video.

February 4, 2021 | Fleet

JR Central orders 65 trains from Nippon Sharyo

The fleet will be delivered in five batches by March 2026.

January 27, 2021 | Asia

Indonesia to continue with Jakarta - Bandung extension plans

THE Indonesian government has announced that it will move ahead with plans to extend the Chinese-backed 142.3km Jakarta - Bandung high-speed line to Surabaya, despite failing to obtain Japanese support for the project.

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