There have been two derailments of Shinkansen trains in passenger service . The first one occurred during the Chūetsu earthquake on 23 October 2004 . Eight of ten cars of the '' Toki '' No. 325 train on the Jōetsu Shinkansen derailed near Nagaoka Station in Nagaoka , Niigata . There were no casualties among the 154 passengers
Chūetsu earthquake on 23 October 2004
2004 Chūetsu earthquake
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