TOKYO -- One of Japan's celebrated shinkansen bullet trains was only 3cm away from a possible disaster, including derailment, its operator West Japan Railway (JR West) has revealed.
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Bullet train was 3cm away from potential disaster
Crack could have caused derailment; operator took three hours to stop the train
The crack in the bullet train's undercarriage is 3cm short of completely severing the steel frame. (Courtesy of JR West / Kyodo)
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