The detachment of two linked Shinkansen trains while traveling at high speed last week was likely due to a malfunction in a coupling switch, with metal fragments found behind it possibly playing a role, railway operator JR East said Thursday.The Komachi and Hayabusa high-speed trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line uncoupled on Sept. 19 between Furukawa and Sendai stations in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The Tokyo-bound trains subsequently made an emergency stop, but no injuries were reported and none of the cars derailed.JR East conducted detailed inspections of the driver's cab of…READ FULL ARTICLE
