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Improvement in rail defect management in East Japan Railway Company

Last updated on 27 September 2013 3:05

The East Japan Railway Company (EJR) owns approximately 1000km of Shinkansen railway lines and approximately 6500km of conventional lines, and maintains safety and stability of transportation by daily track inspection and maintenance work. In order to prevent a derailment accident by a rail breakage, rails are inspected periodically for defect...

Author(s): Takuya Moto

Organisation(s): East Japan Railway Company ;

2001

Japan

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