Event Detail

On March 11 2011, a severe earthquake struck the Tohoku area of Japan.

At that time, twenty seven Shinkansen (Bullet Trains), including the

newly introduced high speed Hayabusa, operated by JR-East (East Japan

Railway Company), were running between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori stations.

Fortunately there were no severe accidents or any injuries to passengers

or staff caused by the earthquake.



Japanese Shinkansen have an exceptional safety record with no passenger

fatalities in more than 40 years of operation. How did JR-East control

its safety and operational systems to avoid any accidents on that

terrible day?



We will hear from JR-East's Mr. Tomomichi Ota, General Manager

International Department, about exactly what happened with the

Shinkansen operations at that time and the safety measures that were

used.



NOTE: This meeting is OFF THE RECORD