(2) JR West starts trail runs for trains at fatal derailment route

(2) JR West starts trail runs for trains at fatal derailment route

AMAGASAKI, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. begins test train runs between Amagasaki and Takarazuka stations on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture on June 7, 43 days after the April 25 derailment disaster to prepare for the resumption of its train services. The building behind is a condominium into which the derailed train crashed.

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