JR West to Start Automated Hokuriku Shinkansen Operations
Osaka, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)--West Japan Railway Co., or JR West, said Wednesday that it will introduce an automated operation system for its Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line.
The system will be used from as early as fiscal 2029 between Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, and Kanazawa Station in the neighboring prefecture of Ishikawa.
(2024/12/18-19:45)
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