Shinkansen-Switches, JR East, Tohoku (Japan)

Area of application: Switches
Length of track: Several switches
Material used: FFU Synthetic Railway Sleeper
Country: Japan
Project location: Ninohe Station, Iwate
Owner: JR East

The Tohoku Shinkansen is a Japanese high speed rail line, connecting Tokyo station with Shin-Aomori Station in a route length of 675m. The maximum line speed is 320 km/h between Utsunomiya and Morioka Station.
The switch shown in this picture is located near Ninohe Station, Iwate Prefecture. FFU Synthetic Railway Sleepers are fixed on concrete slab with the support of polyurethane filler to absorb the vibration and impact from running trains.