As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer? As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote ...

West Japan Railway (JR West) has recently unveiled what they claim to be the world's first 3D-printed train station, a sleek, curved-roof structure that took just two and a half hours to assemble ...

(Mainichi) TOKYO -- Although rail operators in Japan have been announcing price hikes, fares remain low compared to other major economies -- whether compared by foreign exchange rate or how many ...

California High-Speed Rail, a perennial punching bag, is slated to get its initial operating segment running by 2031 at the earliest. A recent project in Japan flipped that notion on its head.

Japanese spend a lot of time thinking about manners, and spend a lot of time riding trains too. So that means, of course, that people in Japan also spend a lot of time thinking about manners related ...

West Japan Railway Company — or JR West — has just announced that it will build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. While 3D printing has emerged as a more sustainable and ...

What just happened? West Japan Railway Company (JR West) has unveiled what it claims to be the world's first 3D-printed train station building. Located at Hatsushima Station on the JR Kisei Main ...

Hokkaido’s rail transportation system is grappling with ... For these reasons, the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT), which manages the project, said in May ...

The luxury sleeper train Cassiopeia, which once connected Tokyo’s Ueno Station with Hokkado’s Sapporo Station, is set to make its final run this June before being fully retired, according to sources ...

You've seen small 3D printed models, heard about 3D printers being used to make guns, and even read news about printed food, but a 3D printed train station? Where else could this be but Japan? The ...

OSAKA -- West Japan Railway and partner Serendix assembled what they say is the world's first 3D-printed train station this week, using technology that railway operators hope will help cut down ...

The Modi government has introduced trains like Vande Bharat, enhancing passenger convenience and improving the travel experience. But do you know the name of India’s first superfast train ...