Kyushu Railway Forms Committee for Safety Oversight

Kyushu Railway Company (JP:9142) has released an update.

Kyushu Railway Company has established a third-party committee to investigate and address a recent safety incident involving its subsidiary JR Kyushu Jet Ferry, where a vessel’s flooding was not reported and warning sensors may have been tampered with. The company has voluntarily suspended the ferry’s operations and is working with independent experts to overhaul its safety assurance system and prevent future occurrences. They assure stakeholders that the incident’s impact on business performance is currently deemed insignificant.

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