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Between November 10 and 12, 2025, the Kanto Transport Bureau conducted a safety audit of Chichibu Railway Co., Ltd. (corporate number 6030001085016), headquartered in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture. The audit revealed that some track displacement inspections in sidings were not performed in accordance with Article 47 of the Railway Facilities Implementation Standards. The bureau has issued an administrative guidance instructing the company to promptly conduct the inspections on sidings where inspections were not previously performed, to repair any locations exceeding the standard values, and to establish a reliable system to ensure inspections are consistently carried out. The company is required to report on the measures taken by March 31, 2026. The legal basis for this guidance is the Ministerial Ordinance on Technical Standards for Railways.

Between November 10 and 12, 2025, the Kanto Transport Bureau conducted a safety audit of Chichibu Railway Co., Ltd. (corporate number 6030001085016), headquartered in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture. The audit revealed that some track displacement inspections on sidings did not adhere to the inspection procedures stipulated in Article 47 of the Railway and Civil Engineering Facilities Implementation Standards. Consequently, the bureau instructed the company to promptly carry out the inspections on sidings where inspections had not been performed, to repair any locations exceeding the standard values, and to establish a reliable system to ensure all inspections are conducted thoroughly. The company is required to report on the implementation of these measures by March 31, 2026. This guidance was issued under the authority of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, based on the Railway-related Technical Standards Enforcement Ordinance.