JR West resumes work to install safety system

JR West resumes work to install safety system

ITAMI, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. workers install an advanced type of Automatic Train Stop system on the Fukuchiyama Line in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 3. The measure is being taken in the wake of the deadly derailment on April 25 of a JR West commuter train in Amagasaki.

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