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词条 2004 Derailment of Joetsu Shinkansen
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  1. Summary

  2. Aftermath

  3. Investigation

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The Derailment of Jōetsu Shinkansen ({{lang|ja|上越新幹線脱線事故}}), is a train derailed in October 23, 2004 as earthquakes occurred in Chūetsu region, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is first derailment accident on commercial operations of Shinkansen (high speed rail in Japan).

Summary

At JST 17:56 October 23, 2004, an earthquake occurred, the epicenter near a 200 series Shinkansen train carrying about 155 passengers between Urasa Station and Nagaoka Station of Jōetsu Shinkansen, the north entrance of Takiya Tunnel. The train, which was heading for Niigata Prefecture from Tokyo with train number "Toki 325 (とき325号)", had 8 of 10 cars (except cars 6 and 7) derailed due to the earthquake.

As the earthquake occurred, the trains were running with a speed of 200 km/h for Nagaoka, the emergency braking system started to work immediately at the alert of the earthquake. This is the first derailment of Shinkansen ever since the operation of Tōkaidō Shinkansen in October 1964.

The derailment caused no injuries or deaths.

Aftermath

The aftershocks continued to occur at Niigata region afterward, causing great difficulty in cleaning derailment wrecks. At November 18, 2004, the train wreck had been cleared and operations were resumed on December 28. Due to severe damage, the train was abandoned from service in February 25, 2005, and replaced by E2 Series Shinkansen

Investigation

In November 30, 2007, Japanese Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission released the official report regarding to this derailment of Jōetsu Shinkansen, and it gave advice re adjusting the operations of Shinkansen.

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5 : Derailments in Japan|Railway accidents in 2004|2004 in Japan|Jōetsu Shinkansen|Accidents and incidents involving East Japan Railway Company

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