Dvelopment of countermeasures for the derailment and deviation of Tokaido Shinkansen vehicles during earthquakes

Last updated on 27 November 2013 10:14
Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, and it has suffered much damage from seismic activity. Since the derailment accident of the Joetsu Shinkansen caused by the Niigata Prefecture Earthquake in 2004, we have engaged in the development of earthquake countermeasures to enhance the safety of...
Author(s): Hironobu Sunami;Tsutomu Morimura;Masahito Adachi;Kei Sakanoue, Kazuhiko Nishimura;Masaki Seki;Hironari Muramatsu
Organisation(s): Central Japan Railway Company ;
2013
Japan
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