It is essential to prioritize maintaining safe and stable operation as high-speed transportation, while providing new values as part of the “realization of the next-generation Shinkansen” under our “Move Up 2027” group management vision. It will utilize IoT, big data, AI and other technologies to advance new developments based on four concepts: "achieving greater safety and stability", “upgrading ride quality", "improving environmental performance", and "revolutionizing maintenance".
To accomplish these concepts, JR-East decided to build a new high-speed Shinkansen train type, E956 (named ALFA-X), and it was inaugurated in May 2019. Running tests are currently being carried out overnight on the Tohoku Shinkansen lines after commercial trains have finished operating for the day. |