announced plans to introduce an automatic transportation system, which automatically controls bullet trains from start to stop, to a section of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line in fiscal 2028.

Four trains on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line, which connects Tokyo and Niigata, were delayed up to 45 minutes, while five trains on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, linking the capital and Tsuruga in ...

The outage occurred at around 9:58 a.m. between Ueno and Oyama stations on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, and between Ueno and Kumagaya stations on the Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen Lines.

A power outage disrupted Shinkansen bullet train services on the Tohoku, Hokuriku and Joetsu lines Tuesday ... overhead wiring fell on the Shinkansen line between Ueno and Omiya stations.

The Shinkansen have operated without fatalities ... Crew will remain aboard trains on the first targeted line – the Joetsu ...