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Preparedness helped JR West keep passengers safe amid raging Typhoon Jebi
As powerful Typhoon Jebi approached western Japan, railway operators in the Kansai area acted quickly to inform customers they would halt services in the hope of ensuring safety.
Cambodia on 'Wednesday reopened the final stretch of a railway running from the capital Phnom Penh to the border with neighboring Thailand, the first time the line has been operational in 45 years. The Asian Development Bank provided $13 million in 2009 to rebuild the ...
60% of Japanese commuters kept going to their workplace after June Osaka quake, survey shows
An expert says that during a crisis it would be better to turn around and go back home.
Residents and train enthusiasts bade farewell to the Sanko Line on Saturday as JR West shut down the 108.1-km long route linking Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures on the final day of fiscal 2017. It was the first time a railway more than 100 km long ...
Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong against Beijing 'suppression'
Angry protesters marched through Hong Kong on Monday against what they described as suppression by Beijing, days after Chinese authorities ruled that part of a city rail station will come under mainland law. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has been ruled under a "one country, two systems" ...
Tokyo train departs with visually impaired man's guide cane caught between doors
A white guide cane of a visually impaired man walking on a station platform was caught between the doors of a departing train in Tokyo earlier this month and remained unnoticed until it arrived at the next station, officials of railway operator Tokyu Corp. ...
A 31-year-old male driver briefly fell asleep at the controls of a commuter train traveling at 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph) in the Tokyo metropolitan area in September, the railway operator said Tuesday. Keikyu Corp. said the case came to light after a female ...
Tokyu unveils new tram with beckoning cat livery to mark 110th anniversary of Tamagawa Line
Tokyu Corp. on Monday unveiled a new tram painted with manekineko (beckoning cat) livery to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Tamagawa Line and promote use of the Setagaya Line to tourists. Upon its completion in March 1907, the Tamagawa Line connected Dogenzakaue and Sangenjaya ...
Tokyo plans new effort to ease commuter hell on rush-hour trains
Riding packed commuter trains pressed against strangers may be one of the worst parts of living in Tokyo, made worse by groping and long delays from people who commit suicide by jumping onto the tracks. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has declared that the Tokyo Metropolitan ...
Scrapping of Hiroshima's Sanko Line highlights transport ills in shrinking Japan
It was just after the Sanko Line marked its 40th anniversary when West Japan Railway Co. informed Kazutoshi Masuda, mayor of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, that it would seek a more "sustainable" public transportation system. "I knew it meant that the Sanko Line would be scrapped," ...
Hokkaido's latest freight train derailment disrupts commuter service between Sapporo, Hakodate
Another freight train derailment in Hokkaido early Thursday disrupted commuter runs between Sapporo and Hakodate, Japan Freight Railway Co. said. The driver found that one of his two locomotives had derailed between Toya and Usu stations on the JR Muroran Main Line around 4 a.m. ...
Man charged with attempted murder in Osaka train platform push
A 28-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly pushed a woman and a teen female from behind on a train platform in Osaka.
