Rokken rail accident, the Glossary
The occurred on October 15, 1956, when two passenger trains collided and derailed at Rokken Station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Sangu Line in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture.[1]
Table of Contents
16 relations: Automatic train stop, Fireman (steam engine), Ise Shrine, Japanese National Railways, Japanese railway signals, JNR Class C51, JNR Class C57, Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Nagoya Station, Rokken Station (Mie), Sangū Line, Steam locomotive, Toba Station, Token (railway signalling), Train driver.
- 1956 in Japan
- Accidents and incidents involving Japanese National Railways
- Derailments in Japan
- History of Mie Prefecture
- October 1956 events in Asia
- Rail transport in Mie Prefecture
- Railway accidents in 1956
Automatic train stop
Automatic train stop or ATS is a system on a train that automatically stops a train if certain situations occur (unresponsive train operator, earthquake, disconnected rail, train running over a stop signal, etc.) to prevent accidents.
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Fireman (steam engine)
A fireman, stoker or boilerman, is a person whose occupation it is to tend the fire for the running of a boiler, heating a building, or powering a steam engine.
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Ise Shrine
The, located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu.
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Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or, was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
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Japanese railway signals
Japanese railway signals, according to the, are defined as indicating operational conditions for railway staff driving trains.
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JNR Class C51
The is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built by Kisha Seizo Mitsubishi and Japanese National Railways (JNR) Hamamatsu Works.
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JNR Class C57
The is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1937 to 1947.
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Matsusaka
is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
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Nagoya Station
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
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Rokken Station (Mie)
is a railway station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
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Sangū Line
The is a railway line run by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), connecting Taki Station (Taki, Mie) with Toba Station (Toba, Mie) in Japan. Rokken rail accident and Sangū Line are rail transport in Mie Prefecture.
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Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.
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Toba Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture.
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Token (railway signalling)
In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a train driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track.
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Train driver
A train driver is a person who operates a train, railcar, or other rail transport vehicle.
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See also
1956 in Japan
- 1956 Yahiko Shrine Stampede
- 1956 in Japan
- List of Japanese films of 1956
- Minamata disease
- Rokken rail accident
- Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956
- Typhoon Emma (1956)
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 121
Accidents and incidents involving Japanese National Railways
- Matsukawa derailment
- Mikawashima train crash
- Mitaka incident
- Nebukawa Station accident
- Rokken rail accident
- Sakuragichō train fire
- Tsurumi rail accident
Derailments in Japan
- 2000 Naka-Meguro derailment
- Amagasaki derailment
- Hachikō Line derailment
- Matsukawa derailment
- Mikawashima train crash
- Mishima Station incident
- Mitaka incident
- Rokken rail accident
- Tsurumi rail accident
History of Mie Prefecture
- 1944 Tōnankai earthquake
- Akagi Castle
- Akeai Kofun
- Bombing of Yokkaichi in World War II
- Haifudaraku-ji Chōseki
- Hayashizaki Bunko
- Hisai Domain
- Iga Kokubun-ji
- Iga Kokuchō ruins
- Iga Province
- Iga-ryū
- Ise Kokubun-ji
- Ise Kokufu
- Ise Province
- Ise-Kameyama Domain
- Jōnokoshi Site
- Kanbe Domain
- Kii Province
- Kinomoto Incident
- Komono Domain
- Kurube Kanga ruins
- Kuwana Castle
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Mie)
- Mihakayama Kofun
- Mihata Kofun Cluster
- Mizuike Pottery Kiln ruins
- Mukaiyama Kofun
- Nagashima Castle
- Nagashima Domain
- Nomura Ichirizuka
- Rokken rail accident
- Saiō
- Shima Province
- Suzuka Barrier
- Sūkōdō
- Takarazuka Kofun (Mie)
- Tamaru Domain
- Tenpaku Site
- Toba Castle
- Toyomiyazaki Bunko
- Tsu Domain
- Typhoon Vera
- Yanagimoto Domain
- Ōzuka Kofun (Suzuka)
October 1956 events in Asia
- 1956 Jordanian general election
- Chinese middle school student riots
- Kafr Qasim massacre
- Negev desert road ambush
- Operation Tarnegol
- Rokken rail accident
- Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956
- Suez Crisis
Rail transport in Mie Prefecture
- Iga Railway Iga Line
- Ise Line
- Kansai Main Line
- Kintetsu Group Holdings
- Kisei Main Line
- Meishō Line
- Nagoya Line (Kintetsu)
- Osaka Line
- Rokken rail accident
- Sangi Railway
- Sangi Railway Hokusei Line
- Sangū Line
- Shima Line
- Suzuka Line
- Toba Line
- Yamada Line (Kintetsu)
- Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway
- Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Hachiōji Line
- Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Utsube Line
- Yunoyama Line
- Yōrō Railway Yōrō Line
Railway accidents in 1956
- 1956 Ariyalur train accident
- 1956 Mahbubnagar train accident
- 1956 Santiago rail crash
- Cedar train wreck
- Redondo Junction train accident
- Rokken rail accident
- Swampscott train wreck