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Suspended coupled bullet train services in northeastern Japan resumed Friday, the operator said, after safety checks were ...

Japanese high-speed bullet trains, suspended over a decoupling while in motion issue, resumed service Friday. East Japan ...

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Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday morning, the operator said, ...

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The disconnection involved the Hayabusa and Komachi high-speed trains on the Shinkansen line that links Tokyo to northeastern Japan, similar to the previous decoupling in September. No one was ...

A coupler connecting the Hayabusa No. 21 and Komachi No. 21 trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line in eastern and northeastern Japan came undone on Thursday, temporarily halting service.

In September, a bullet train service made an emergency stop after two linked trains uncoupled. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO – Some bullet train services were temporarily suspended Thursday after cars on a Tohoku Shinkansen train become disconnected. East Japan Railway Co. (JR East ... Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen ...

Japanese bullet trains were back in service, including on the Shinkansen line seen here in 2014, after a decoupling incident that left them suspended for more than a week. File Photo by Frank ...