West Japan Railway Co. (9021) has spent 30 billion yen ($388 million) to double the number of bullet trains on its most profitable route to compete with airlines serving the island of Kyushu.
The company will add 10 new locomotives on its only bullet- train line by the end of March, Managing Executive Officer Tatsuo Kijima said in a Nov. 10 interview in Tokyo. The trains will make the 933 kilometer (580 mile) trip from Osaka, the biggest city in western Japan, to Kagoshima in the south using an extension that opened in March. More Read
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