Scaled-back train services create congestion — and questions — in Japan
The moves, which were later canceled, had been based on requests from authorities despite concerns by some in the industry that they would lead to more crowded trains.
Years of unheeded warnings. Then the subway crash Mexico City had feared.
Ever since it opened nearly a decade ago, the newest Mexico City subway line had been plagued with structural weaknesses that led engineers to warn of potential accidents.
A tiny railway in Ibaraki Prefecture is about to get a little longer
Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Co., a local railway in Ibaraki Prefecture, has won transport ministry approval for an extension — an unusual move in Japan, where many small railways are struggling. Hitachinaka Seaside Railway, a public-private joint business in the city of Hitachinaka, won the approval ...
Hokkaido Shinkansen struggling amid competition from airlines and ferries
With other operators offering discounts during the coronavirus pandemic, JR Hokkaido is being urged to improve its discount system, too.
No plans to publicly display train in deadly 2005 Amagasaki crash
Victims of the crash were mourned on Sunday, which marked 16 years since the accident.
The employees to be transferred will work at restaurants, hotels and other businesses outside the group for up to two years.
Taiwan releases train crash suspect on bond, prosecutors to appeal
The crash occurred when the train hit a truck that had slid down a bank beside the track from a building site. The site's manager is suspected of having failed to properly engage the brake.
Survivors of have recounted their desperate efforts to find loved ones in the twisted wreckage of the train at what should have been the start of a holiday weekend.
Congested commutes offer a glimpse of life in Japan after COVID-19
The second state of emergency that was issued in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures in January has been largely ineffective in reducing the number of commuters each day.
Friday's accident left at least 50 dead after a packed train collided with a vehicle on the tracks and then derailed inside a tunnel, in the island's worst railway accident in decades.
Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades
The train was carrying many tourists and people heading home at the start of a long weekend traditional holiday to tend to family tombs.
Fire authorities in Taiwan said the accident that occurred in Hualien County left 48 people dead and 66 others injured.
