Editorial

15:00 JST, March 8, 2025

There have been a series of incidents that are undermining trust in the railway system. Is safety awareness in the railway business becoming lax? East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) and other railway companies should carry out a full inspection of safety measures related to their operations.

On Thursday, the Hayabusa-Komachi No. 21 combined train from Tokyo that was bound for Shin-Aomori and Akita stations on the Tohoku Shinkansen line decoupled. The incident occurred while the train was running between Ueno and Omiya stations and it came to an emergency stop.

Although no injuries were reported among the about 640 passengers, many other Shinkansen services were cancelled or delayed, affecting about 150,000 people. JR East has said that it will suspend operations of coupled trains until the cause of the incident is........

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