Japan Transport Engineering Company (Japan Sharyo) has shipped for the first time its new high-speed railway rolling stock, the “N700ST,” which has been manufactured for Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR, Taiwan Gao Tie).
The trainsets shipped this time are part of the order for 12 trainsets, totaling 144 cars, for new high-speed railway rolling stock that Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation placed in May 2023 with the Hitachi Toshiba Supreme Consortium (HTSC), which is made up of Hitachi, Ltd., Toshiba Corporation, and others. The N700ST is based on Central Japan Railway Company’s (JR Central) latest Shinkansen train, the “N700S,” and Japan Transport Engineering Company was in charge of manufacturing. The high-speed railway rolling stock for Taiwan High Speed Rail is scheduled to be delivered sequentially via Hitachi.
Taiwan High Speed Rail currently operates a high-speed railway, known as the Taiwan Shinkansen, connecting Taipei and Zuoying stations. With the introduction of these new trainsets, further improvements in transportation capacity and service quality are anticipated.
In addition to manufacturing railway rolling stock for the Japanese domestic market, Japan Transport Engineering Company is continuously engaged in overseas projects, including contracts for Taiwan.
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