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Mikawashima Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mikawashima Station is a station on the Joban Line in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. On 3 May 1962 there was a multiple train crash between two freight trains and a passenger train which resulted in the deaths of 160 people and injuries to another 296. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mikawashima_Station   (70 words)

An Example in Arakawa City A bicycle parking is under the rails at the south of the station. The station is the junction in JR Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku line with subway Chiyoda line. Right pic; from Chiyoda line Machiya station and the tram stop to Keisei Machiya station, since the planter is put in order to block parking bicycle, users are made to concentrate on the west side. www.geocities.co.jp /NatureLand/4515/bikejpn/egarakawa_e.html   (1843 words)

Tsukuba City Hall - Trains Miraidaira (future plains) is the station on the boundary between Ina and Yawara and the final stop in Ibaraki is Moriya. The three closest train stations to Tsukuba are Tsuchiura, Arakawaoki, and Hitachi-no-Ushiku, all on the Joban line. To get to these stations, it is necessary to drive or take a Kanto Tetsudo bus. www.city.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp /hp/e_hp/guide/trains.html   (667 words)

Mikawashima Water Reclamation Center As you walk off from Arakawa 2-chome stop of the Toden streetcar, you will soon find a red brick building, which is a main pump house of former Mikawashima Wastewater Treatment Facility. The facility, now called Mikawashima Water Reclamation Center, started its operation in 1922 as Japan's first sewage treatment facility. The use of vertical and horizontal lines is characteristic of the building design and creates a modern taste, with some uniqueness added by the curved-frame windows aligned at a uniform spacing. www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp /english/machidukuri/toshikiban/sub04.html   (536 words)

Railfan.net Forums - Japan commuter wreck kills 50 The ATS was introduced nationwide in 1962, following a three-train collision at Mikawashima Station on the Joban Line in Tokyo. He had committed a previous overrun at a station in June 2004 and was issued a warning, officials said. The state of the driver, a 23-year-old man with 11 months' experience, was not confirmed but Kyodo news agency said a uniformed man believed to be the driver had been found and that he was not responding to rescue workers' calls. forums.railfan.net /forums.cgi?board=Safety;action=display;num=1114431517   (2552 words)

asahi.com：Dozens die as train hits housing block - ENGLISH A total of 160 people died when two trains collided with a freight train on the Joban Line at Mikawashima Station in Tokyo in 1962. JR West officials told a news conference that the train, operated by a 23-year-old driver, overshot the stop mark at Itami Station by 8 meters and had to backtrack, resulting in a 90-second delay in the operating schedule. The train originated at Takarazuka Station and was bound for Doshishamae Station with about 580 passengers, many of them standing. www.asahi.com /english/Herald-asahi/TKY200504260136.html   (689 words)

Welcome to Adobe GoLive 4 Just turn left as you exit the Mikawashima Station on the Joban Line: it's about a 100 meters away on the other side of the street. A short walk from the Itabashi Station on the Saikyo Line, Kimoto Shoten is a used bookstore that specializes in theater and film books and is one of the better places to find runs of old magazines. In Tokyo, the Yaesu Book Center near Tokyo station is probably the best stocked, but Libro under the Sezon Museum of Art in Ikebukuro, or Kinokuniya in Shinjuku also have good selections. pears2.lib.ohio-state.edu /Markus/searchbooks/furuhonya.html   (801 words)

Adachi Catholic Church Or bus from Umeshima Station of Tobu Isezaki Line for Oji (bus No.49), or bus from the North Exit of JR Kameari Station for Oji Station (bus No.30). In 1986, the sub parish became independent from Mikawashima and formed a new Parish. Or take the bus at East Gate of JR Oji Station (bus stop No.4) for Kameari Station (bus No.30), or for Senju-Shako. www.tokyo.catholic.jp /text/churches/adachi.htm   (207 words)

Kameari Catholic Church A Religious House was established by the Conventuals in December, 1955, and a public chapel under Mikawashima was opened in August 1957. ・15 minutes walk from North Gate of JR Kameari Station. The sub-parish became Kameari Parishin 197 and the present church building and religious house were rebuilt in 1991. www.tokyo.catholic.jp /text/churches/kameari.htm   (80 words)

Mikawashima Water Reclamation Center The 10th station from Kishibojin is Asukayama Station. The car moves slowly over this stretch of the line so that you can fully enjoy the beauty of Asukayama Park. www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp /english/machidukuri/toshikiban/sub_sub04.html   (198 words)

Arakawa, Tokyo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Click link for more info and facts about Mikawashima Station) Mikawashima Station (Click link for more info and facts about Nippori Station) Nippori Station www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/arakawa,_tokyo.htm   (85 words)

Green-Seeds.com Among summer types, Okuhara and Sapporo-midori are in Maturity Group (MG) 0, Osodefuri and Shiroge are in MG I; and Fukura, Mikawashima, and Yukimusume are in MG II. Negative features include Fukura's fragile pods, Mikawashima's viney growth, Okuhara's short harvest period, Sapporo-midori's lack of vigor at low temperatures, and Tsurunoko's tall growth. Special qualities include Fukura's sweetness, Kinshu's dark pods, Mikawashima's numerous three-seeded pods, Osodefuri's good flavor, Shiroge's prolific branching, Tsurunoko's large seeds, and Yukimusume's good pod color after processing. www.green-seeds.com /edameme.html   (3418 words)

cHRONOGRAM Shirai was born in the Mikawashima district of Tokyo's Arakawa-ku in 1923, and made his professional boxing debut at the Kendokai boxing gym in 1943 at the age of 19. He was stationed in the Imperial Japanese Navy's air group in Aomori, where he ended World War II. And were coming to a station, studio, or venue near you, www.chronogram.blogspot.com   (1926 words)

Shinkansen Extension brings Northern Japan Closer Learning from the Past: JR East's Rail Accident Exhibition Hall and Safety Training Other accident displays include the train fire at Sakuragicho Station on 24 April 1951 (page 9), the collision on the Shigaraki Kogen Railway on 14 May 1991 (page 26) and the derailment and collision on Tokyo’s Hibiya subway on 8 March 2000 (page 27). Computers produce a graphical simulation of the notorious Mikawashima train collision that killed 160 people on 3 May 1962 (see page 10). There are 20 tunnels totalling 69.2 km on the new section, including the 25.8-km Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel, the longest mountain tunnel in the world. www.jrtr.net /jrtr33/photo.html   (391 words)

Japan Times: One-day home-stays offer worldly glimpse Leading five Japanese women through his neighborhood near JR Mikawashima Station in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward, 56-year-old Oh Yoon Byoung pointed out about one in every 10 houses and asked his group to check the residents' nameplates. A similar event will be held in summer 2003, Sin said, adding she wants to have more than 100 host families next time, including Japanese families inviting foreigners to stay at their homes for a night. Participants in the "One Day Home Stay" program indulge in a toast with Oh Yoon Byoung, their Korean host father. www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/makeprfy.pl5?nn20020320b7.htm   (885 words)

Japan Trip! Once in the rail station, you want to look for what line and what platform your train will leave from. JR Shinjuku station’s west gate, the terminal is located at the first on the 2 Turn left out of the station, make another left, and it's just past this 7-11. www.themeparkreview.com /japan2004/japanguide2.htm   (945 words)

Japan's Rail Technology Development from 1945 to the Future Aftermath of 1962 collision at Mikawashima Station in north Tokyo Other research focused on other factors that are essential to commercial operations: electric power supply; design, manufacture and installation of levitation and propulsion coils; tunnel cross-section area and distance between tracks; braking systems; structure of stations and turnouts; electric supply for car interiors; onboard equipment such as cryogenic devices; and emergency measures. After a driver ignored a stop signal and caused a dual collision at Mikawashima in Tokyo in 1962, the old Automatic Warning System (AWS) used on some track sections was changed to an on-board Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, called Automatic Train Stop (ATS) in Japan. www.jrtr.net /jrtr27/f04_son.html   (7898 words)

Arakawa Tokyo Landmarks Train stations External links Japanese Tokyo Japan population density March 15 Nippori Station Arakawa Tokyo Landmarks Train stations External links Japanese Tokyo Japan population density March 15 Nippori Station Concentrating mainly in product development, sales and marketing, Arakawa opened a new assembly facility in 1985 in suburban Tokyo (Tokorozawa), which increased production capacity and improved time... To download this article in pdf format, just click here: Arakawa Tokyo.pdf en.powerwissen.com /pojuk6gayYx3ehTmcADqZQ%3D%3D_Arakawa.html   (118 words)

Tracking Down the Roots Chronology Honda Pumping Station completed in Osaka (first pumping station in Japan) City of Osaka started water supply and Sewerage system improvement project www.sewerhistory.org /chronos/japan.htm   (329 words)

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