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JAPAN'S RAIL SYSTEM: FAST TRACK TO FUTURE

Hiroumi Soejima

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Over 30 years of operation, Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail line has transported 3.3 billion passengers with no fatalities. The line's safe operation can be linked to the following innovations: (1) The Automatic Train Control (ATC) system; (2) The Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) system; (3) A multipurpose inspection train; (4) A clearance confirmation car operates every night after completed maintenance work, to check rail conditions; and (5) A fail-safe system automatically stops the train if either ground equipment or the train itself sustains damage.

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Over 30 years of operation, Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail line has transported 3.3 billion passengers with no fatalities. The line's safe operation can be linked to the following innovations: (1) The Automatic Train Control (ATC) system; (2) The Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) system; (3) A multipurpose inspection train; (4) A clearance confirmation car operates every night after completed maintenance work, to check rail conditions; and (5) A fail-safe system automatically stops the train if either ground equipment or the train itself sustains damage.

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Over 30 years of operation, Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail line has transported 3.3 billion passengers with no fatalities. The line's safe operation can be linked to the following innovations: (1) The Automatic Train Control (ATC) system; (2) The Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) system; (3) A multipurpose inspection train; (4) A clearance confirmation car operates every night after completed maintenance work, to check rail conditions; and (5) A fail-safe system automatically stops the train if either ground equipment or the train itself sustains damage.

Key concepts: Track (disk drive), Automatic train control, Train, Engineering, Transport engineering, Track circuit, Rail network, Automotive engineering

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