A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a record-breaking feat to build the world’s first 3D-printed train station.

“The Japan rail system has taken very significant steps to become as prepared as possible, especially with their high-speed rail network,” she said. Yuichiro Tanaka, deputy director of the ...

Japan's famous bullet train used to make a loud BOOM sound when it travelled through tunnels. But, thanks to a spot of bird-watching, an engineer was able to fix the problem after he was inspired ...

It will link the three megacities of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Central Japan Railway had planned to partially start the service in 2027, but some significant obstacles mean it's having to rethink ...

Three decades since Shizue Takahashi's husband and a dozen others were killed with a nerve agent on Tokyo's subway, she fears ...

A bullet train made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars decoupled, leading to a three-hour suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan and raising safety ...

better known as the bullet train. With 6.8 billion passengers and delays averaging just one minute, Paul discovers the innovation, reliability, and unashamed pride behind Japan's high-speed marvel.

And one key railway in Japan has so far shown no interest in joining the system. Prepaid IC cards, such as Suica and Pasmo, are widely used at stations. But the new credit-card gates allow ...

with local residents and rail enthusiasts bidding farewell to the easternmost train station in Japan. The unstaffed station in the city of Nemuro, Hokkaido, was opened in 1961 on the Nemuro Main ...

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, announced Tuesday that it will resume the sales on March 1. The rechargeable cards, widely used for train and bus fares, also work for vending machines ...

Shinkansen can stop significantly faster and more safely when an earthquake strikes thanks to a new tremor detection and alarm system ... on Dec. 5 by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) and the ...