PRESENT CONDITIONS AND CHALLENGES OF RAILWAY FACILITIES AGAINST TSUNAMI DISASTER IN OSAKA BAY AREA

Abstract

 In Osaka bay area, several railroads have been built along coastline. The facilities of railroad companies such as elevated structure and railroad embankments are useful against tsunami disaster. In this study, to grasp the present conditions of railroad facilities in Osaka bay area, the availability of those facility against tsunami disaster by earthquake in the Nankai Trough was examined. Moreover, the countermeasures against tsunami disaster by railroad companies was clarified.