JAPAN'S RAIL SYSTEM: FAST TRACK TO FUTURE

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.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Energy, Environment and Resources Center
  Knoxville, TN  United States  37996
• Authors:
  • SOEJIMA, H
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 87-89
• Serial:
  • Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train control; High speed rail; Inspection; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Structural design; Technology; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track design
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail inspection; Transportation technology
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00672451
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1995 12:00AM