East Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday that it will introduce a 10-car test train, dubbed ALFA-X, in spring 2019 with the aim of developing a next-generation shinkansen model. The company hopes to achieve a maximum operating speed of 360 kph for the new shinkansen. ALFA-X stands ...
East Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday it will introduce security cameras on trains running on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line to enhance security. The railway operator said it will introduce the cameras on 550 train cars starting in the spring of 2018, completing installation by 2020 ...
Grenade-like objects found near a train station in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, on Thursday morning forced the evacuation of about 200 people before being declared harmless by the Self-Defense Forces. At around 7:25 a.m., police received an emergency call from an East Japan Railway Co. (JR ...
East Japan Railway Co. will install a prayer room at Tokyo Station in response to an increase in Muslim visitors to Japan, mainly from Southeast Asian nations. The prayer room, with a floor space of about 8 sq. meters, will be launched on June 5 ...
The new Train Suite Shiki-shima — which East Japan Railway says will provide a cruise ship-like experience — is nearing its May 1 debut, with the operator on Wednesday giving members of the press a chance to experience the luxury sleeper. While sleeper trains as ...
Foreign tourists will be able to use Suica travel cards to check in at hotels and purchase tax-free goods under a new system developed by the government and private-sector firms. The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry hopes to put the system it developed with NEC ...
The transport ministry has urged railways to abolish an industry rule that virtually bans foreign travelers with disabilities from using mobility scooters on trains. Currently, people with disabilities can only take their mobility scooter on a train if the vehicle has been purchased or leased ...
Engine trouble stranded a luxury, all-suite sleeper train during a test run on the JR Nikko Line for four hours, affecting nearly 2,000 passengers on other trains, JR East said. The 10-car Train Suit Shiki-Shima was on a test run Monday when an engine trouble ...
East Japan Railway Co. said it will standardize the appearance of tourist information centers at stations in the Tohoku region so overseas visitors can recognize them more easily. JR East plans to launch the project from a tourist information center at Akita Station, where renovation ...
JR East unveiled Monday a luxury, all-suite sleeper train set to launch in May. Train Suite Shiki-Shima has 10 cars, including a diner, a lounge and a glass-walled dome car. With a total construction cost of ¥5 billion, the train is designed to provide a ...
East Japan Railway Co. opened its first cafe overseas in Singapore on Sunday with an eye to setting up more such cafes in Southeast Asia. The travel-themed Japan Rail Cafe is located on the first floor of the newly completed Tanjong Pagar Centre, the tallest ...
Welcome to Tokyo. Need directions? Ask Emiew3. East Japan Railway Co. has started a pilot project under which a humanoid robot serves visitors in English, Chinese and Japanese. Placed in front of the travel service center at the Marunouchi north exit, the 90-cm, 15-kg robot can ...
