”System of Railway Research in Japan”

Y. Narita, JICA C-Best Academic Advisor

Faculty of Engineering, Hasanuddin University
(Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University)

21(Thu) March, 2019,

Indonesian Railway Conference,
Jakarta

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 The National Railway Japan
was divided regionally into 6 JR
JR Hokkaido
companies (+ one for freight)
on 1st April 1987.

JR West Japan
JR East Japan

JR Tokai
JR Kyushu

JR Shikoku JR Freight

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 JR Shinkansen
Hokkaido
In service Sapporo
Planned

Tohoku
Kyushu
Osaka
Nagoya
Kyoto

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 Pekkae
History of railway in Japan
(for general public)

Oct 1872 (Yokohama <--> Shinbashi, Tokyo)

* Narrow gauge (1,067 mm)
* All the steam locomotives were imported
from UK (it started in 1830)
* Operators were foreigners

Indonesia: Year of 1867

(Sulawesi, 1922 Makassar – Takalar 47 km
 1930 abolished
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 Systems of railway research in Japan

Academic societies .. JREA, JSME, JSCE,

IEEJ, JSTE, RHSJ

Universities, Higher education

Research institutes .. RTRI

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 Academic societies

Japan Railway Engineers’ Association (JREA, 1947)

<individual members 5300, organization 600>

Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) (div)

Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) (div)
The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan(IEEJ) (div)

Japan Society of Transportation Economics (JSTE, 1941)

<individual members 470, organization 32>
Railway History Society of Japan (RHSJ, 1983)
<individual members 270>

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Japan Railway Engineers’ Association (JREA) 1947

2. Purpose
To contribute to the development of railway technology

3. Scope of Activities
(1) Conduct research to develop railway technology
(2) Collect information on railway technology
(3) Conduct research to improve the efficiency of railway operation
(4) Conduct studies to train railway engineers and technicians
(5) Publish, Organize seminars, exhibitions, workshops,
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JREA (Japanese, monthly),
Japanese Railway Engineering (English, quarterly)
Cybernetics (English, quarterly)
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 Railway Technical Research Institute(RTRI)

Seven JR companies financially support.

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 Railway Technical Research Institute(RTRI)
Foundation
The Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) was incorporated on December 10, 1986, just
before the privatization and division of Japanese National Railways (JNR). The origin started in
1907.

Activities
•Research and development into railway technologies and labor science
•Investigation of railway technologies and science
•Preparation of the drafts of railway technology standards
•Collection and release of railway-related documents, materials and Statistics
•Publications and lectures to raise railway technologies and science
•Diagnosis, advice and guidance on railway technologies and science
•Drafting of original plans and proposals for standardization with regard to international
railway standards
•Authorization of qualifications with respect to railway-related science and Technology
•Commissioned testing and research projects in addition to the above

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Organization of RTRI

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<RTRI Technical Divisions>

Vehicle Structure Technology

Vehicle Control Technology
Structures Technology
Power Supply Technology
Track Technology
Disaster Prevention Technology
Signaling & Transport Information Technology
Materials Technology
Railway Dynamics
Environmental Engineering
Human Science
Maglev Systems Technology
Center for Railway Earthquake Engineering Research
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Cited from the website of “Railway Technical Research Institute(RTRI) Japan”

Vehicle Structure Technology

*Vehicle Dynamics … Running safety assessments of the derailment and overthrow of railway vehicle, new
method of measurement and data analysis of vehicle vibration, and measurement and simulation of vehicle
characteristics of vibrations.

*Vehicle Noise & Vibration … Technology about assessment, analysis, and decreasing of the car body elastic
vibration and the interior noise of vehicle / car motion analysis with the multi body dynamics /
improvement of car motion characteristic by ground unevenness.

*Vehicle & Bogie Parts Strength … Evaluation of fatigue strengths in the wheel, axle, bogie frame and car
body, and researches in the non-destructive testing methods such as the ultrasonic flaw detection, and
researches in the crashworthiness of vehicle body.

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Cited from the website of “Railway Technical Research Institute(RTRI) Japan”

Vehicle Control Technology

*Traction Control … Energy conservation and storage of vehicle, re-adhesion control in slipping or sliding,
degrade of electronic equipment for vehicle, and general electric car such as EMC.

*Hydrogen & Sustainable Energy … Hydrogen technology such as fuel cell vehicle, new kind of energy, and
evaluation of energy consumption of vehicle.

*Drive systems … Vehicle such as new energy, hybrid and diesel technology, and machine such as motor, inverter,
and engine. And also, development and evaluation of measurement method of railway noise and vibration are
progressed.

*Brake Control … Brake Control is in charge of technical development and evaluation of whole brake system in
not only commuting train and freight train but also high-speed bullet train like Shinkansen.

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Cited from the website of “Railway Technical Research Institute(RTRI) Japan”

Signaling & Transport Information Technology

*Signaling Systems … Signal equipment containing track circuits, ATP (Automatic Train Protection), switch
machines, and applied research of image processing. This lab is also in charge of safety assessment of signaling
systems and finding causes of failure, and inductive obstruction assessment of signaling equipment in new cars.

*Train Control Systems … Train control systems with new technologies and safety assessments of signaling systems.

*Telecommunications & Networking … Railway applications of communication technology with mobile radio
communication and communication networks, sensor networks, and information processing technologies including
analysis of monitoring data, and mathematical optimizations.

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Cited from the website of “Railway Technical Research Institute(RTRI) Japan”

Environmental Engineering
*Vehicle Aerodynamics … Aerodynamic characteristic of the vehicle under the crosswind, air resistance of the
vehicle, unsteady aerodynamic force on the vehicle running in a tunnel, and pressure and velocity change due to the
train passage in open section.

*Heat & Air Flow Analysis … Pressure wave that is emitted from the tunnel portal such as micro-pressure wave, and
the air flow, heat and ventilation in the tunnel.

*Noise Analysis … Sound source analysis and measures of the railway noise, and the researches on wheel/rail noise,
bridge noise and aerodynamic noise.

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<Publications from RTRI>

ＲＲＲ (PR magazine in Japanese, 12 issue/year)

鉄道総研報告(Proceedings in Japanese, one

issue/month)

ＱＲ (Proceedings in English, four issues/year)

Ascent (PR magazine, one-two issue/year)

月例発表会要旨 (abstracts of monthly meeting)

総研講演会要旨 (abstract of annual meeting)
海外鉄道技術情報（World Railway Technology, in
Japanese)
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<Background of Railway engineering> MANADO- BITUNG (48 KM)
Estimated Cost : USD 129 Million

Total network
development
plan in 2015-
2019 is 1,007
The need for KM with
developing research & estimated total
cost USD 2,067
educating railway engineers Million
is Cristal Clear in the near
future ! Main players should
be FoE UNHAS!
PARE-PARE – MAMUJU (225 KM)
Estimated Cost : USD 428 Million

MAKASSAR – PARE-PARE (145 KM)

Estimated Cost : USD 286 Million MAKASSAR – BULUKUMBA – WATAMPONE (259 KM)
Estimated Cost : USD 529 Million 17
Research Outputs from FoE, UNHAS
“EPI International Journal of Engineering” (vol.1, no.2)
August 2018 by COT in Faculty of Engineering, UNHAS.
Special Issue on Railway Engineering

Research Topics on Railway Vehicle Dynamics

-A Literature Survey Focusing on the Works from Japan -
Takahiro Tomioka (Akita Prefectural University, Japan)

History of Mitigating Rolling Contact Fatigue and Corrugation of Railway Rails

in Japan –Review
Makoto Ishida (Nippon Koei Engineering Consultants, Japan)

Approximating Bending Stiffness for Structural Optimization of Double

skin Hollowed Car Body Panels
Yoshiki OHTA (Hokkaido University of Science, Japan)

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Terima Kasih
Thanks for your attentions.

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