Japan's bullet train opens door at 280km/h

[John Ashworth]

Japan's bullet train opens door at 280km/h

A Japanese bullet train left one of its doors open while travelling at 280km/h (175mph) on Wednesday.

None of the 340 passengers were injured, and the train's operator made an emergency stop when he noticed the indicator for the open door.

Passengers on the Hayabusa number 46 bullet train ended up stuck in a tunnel for 15 minutes while checks were made.

The East Japan Railway Company said a cleaner forgot to close the device which manually opens the doors.

Japanese media said the train travelled for about 4km (2.5 miles) with the door open as it slowed to a stop – but no-one was near the open door...