TOKYO -- Japan is moving to replace diesel trains operating on lines in outlying areas with hydrogen-powered ones, aiming to create unified safety standards to help decarbonize the railway sector.
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East Japan Railway has tested its "Hybari" hydrogen-powered train on lines near Tokyo. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
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