Japan scraps typhoon damaged bullet trains
East Japan Railway Company has said 10 bullet trains which were half submerged in rising Typhoon floodwaters will have to be scrapped.
An Image of the trains under water was one of the most widely shared in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis.
Hagibis was one the strongest storms on record in Japan.
It killed 90 people and forced thousands from their homes.
The rail company’s president Yuji Fukasawa said some parts from the 12-carriage trains can be saved but they will have to be scrapped.
That will lead of losses of up to $135 million, Japanese media reported.
The Shinkansen trains linked Tokyo with Kanazawa.
‘In terms of stability and safety it is appropriate’ to scrap the trains and introduce new ones, Fukasawa said.
"We aim to restore 100% services by the end of the current business year."
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