West Japan Railway Company
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The West Japan Railway Company, also referred to as JR West, is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the
The company headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka
A diesel train on a Tsuyama Line express service
Amagasaki derailment
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The Amagasaki derailment occurred in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on 25 April 2005 at 09:19 local time, just after the local rush hour. A seven-car commuter train came off the tracks on West Ja
West Japan Railway Company
…disaster: A collision between a JR West and a Shigaraki Kōgen Railway train in Shigaraki (now Koka), Shiga Prefecture on 14 May 1991, killed 42 people. Amagasaki derailment: A train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture on 25 April 2005, killed 107 people. Official website…
Aftermath
A 207 series EMU train similar to the one involved in the Amagasaki rail crash
The destroyed leading car
The apartment building where the accident took place being demolished in 2016.