TOKYO -- East Japan Railway will begin operating freight deliveries on bullet train routes as early as the fiscal year starting April 2024, Nikkei has learned.
Transportation
Japan's bullet trains to start delivering cargo in 2024
JR East hopes to use spare capacity to capitalize on truck driver shortage
JR East's new service assumes to carry as many as 1,000 boxes if an entire train devoted to freight. (Photo by Kai Ishizaki)
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