Japan bullet train operator delivers tech, skills for Taiwan's high-speed rail

60 years on from opening of Tokyo-Osaka line, JR Central looks overseas for new momentum

Taiwan High Speed Rail will adopt high-speed rolling stock modeled after the N700S bullet train, seen here at Nagoya Station in Japan. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)

MASAKI ISHIHARA, Nikkei staff writer

October 12, 2024 17:00 JST

NAGOYA, Japan -- As Taiwan prepares to roll out its next generation of high-speed rail service, Central Japan Railway, the operator of Japan's busiest bullet train line, is providing technology and skills instruction for a project that could one day help sustain the Japanese industry.