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The train incorporates artificial intelligence (AI), being the first route inspection train in Japan to do so; [2] it is scheduled to begin commercial operation in 2025, [3] replacing the KuMoYa 443 dual-voltage electric multiple unit. [2] JR West intends to use AI as a means to cover labor shortages, which is a growing issue for the railway ...
However, some railway lines in Korea and Japan assign the starting station number other than 00 or 01. This is known to be a part of preparation for the possibility of line extension, so that the stations on the extended section could be easily numbered, rather than shifting and renumbering the entire line (e.g. the extension of Seoul Subway ...
The 321 series was developed from the earlier 207 series to replace the ageing 201 series and 205 series trains on the Tōkaidō Main Line. [2] One 321 series set also replaced the 207 series (set Z16) withdrawn due to collision damage sustained in the Amagasaki derailment of 25 April 2005.
A train simulator (also railroad simulator or railway simulator) is a computer-based simulation of rail transport operations. They are generally large complicated software packages modeling a 3D virtual reality world implemented both as commercial trainers, and consumer computer game software with 'play modes' which lets the user interact by stepping inside the virtual world.
This train won the 58th Blue Ribbon Award in 2015. W7 series set W3 in August 2020 The E7 series ( E7系 , E-nana-kei ) and W7 series ( W7系 , Daburu-nana-kei ) Shinkansen are Japanese high-speed electric multiple unit train types operated on the Hokuriku and Jōetsu Shinkansen lines, and jointly developed by East Japan Railway Company (JR ...
D51 320: Operated at a railway museum in Abira, Hokkaido on compressed air. (Semi-operational) D51 498: Restored by JR East, based at Takasaki Rolling Stock Center, and pulls special-event trains on JR East lines. [24] [25] D51 827: Operated at Aridagawa Railway Park in Wakayama Prefecture, runs on compressed air.
The railway company commenced operating road–rail vehicles, known as DMV (dual-mode vehicle) in Japan, on the Asato Line from 25 December 2021. The vehicles used are 3 extensively modified Toyota Coaster minibuses, claimed to be the first in the world, which enable through service to locations without rail infrastructure.
The KiHa 40 series (キハ40系, Kiha-yonjū-kei) is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1977 and operated by all Japan Railways Group companies on suburban and rural services in Japan. [2] Since 2017, the train type has seen use by other private railway companies in Japan, following the ...