Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. JR east marks Tohoku Shinkansen 30 years of service

   By cteno4, June 25, 2012
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   • Densha
   • June 27, 2012

2. JR East "station numbering" introduction

   By bill937ca, August 24, 2016
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   • railsquid
   • December 10, 2018

3. SaRo 165s with and without green band?

   By Welshbloke, September 30, 2015
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   • SuRoNeFu 25-501
   • October 5, 2015

4. Free gauge train in Kumamoto

   By bikkuri bahn, April 6, 2014   

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     • jrkyushu
   • 18 replies
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   • E6系
   • April 22, 2014

5. Rail firms gear up for bullet train service linking Kagoshima, Osaka

   By Guest ___, January 8, 2011
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   • miyakoji
   • February 28, 2011

6. Telpher

   By velotrain, November 18, 2016
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • December 21, 2017

7. "F Liner" through service on five railways

   By bikkuri bahn, June 21, 2016   

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   • tokyu
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     • tobu
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     • fukutoshin line
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   • katoftw
   • June 26, 2016

8. Kamome Shinkansen

   By katoftw, October 28, 2020
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   • Yavaris Forge
   • October 30, 2020

9. Mitsui Chemicals Line to close in May

   By bill937ca, February 28, 2020
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   • maihama eki
   • July 2, 2020

10. Privately owned industrial switchers / shunters?

    By Ken Ford, October 31, 2017
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    • velotrain
    • November 2, 2017

11. JR East announces E8 Series for the Yamagata Shinkansen

    By Yavianice, March 3, 2020   

    • e8
    • yamagata shinkansen
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    • cplchanb
    • February 8, 2023

12. Japanese locomotive number plate collections.

    By ben_issacs, September 17, 2019
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    • amtk908
    • August 20, 2020

13. The end of 107系 & 115系 service north of Takasaki

    By Sacto1985, August 20, 2017
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    • gmat
    • September 11, 2017

14. Suicide (?) on the Shinkansen

    By railsquid, June 30, 2015
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    • kvp
    • July 2, 2015

15. JR East orders new towing equipment

    By disturbman, January 19, 2021
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    • GWR
    • February 12, 2021

16. JR Kyushu 305 series EMU

    By miyakoji, August 1, 2014   

    • jrkyushu
    • 305 series
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    • miyakoji
    • January 23, 2015

17. East Japan Railway tests driverless operation

    By bill937ca, January 3, 2019
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    • katoftw
    • January 19, 2019

18. Hokuriku Shinkansen Maibara routing "difficult"- JR Tokai

    By bikkuri bahn, July 7, 2015   

    • hokuriku shinkansen
    • jrtokai
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      • chuo shinkansen
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    • Kitayama
    • July 8, 2015

19. Shin Hakodate Hokuto station webcam

    By bikkuri bahn, March 26, 2016   

    • hokkaido shinkansen
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    • stevenh
    • March 30, 2016

20. Hiroshima Electric Railway Update 2021

    By bill937ca, April 10, 2021
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    • bill937ca
    • April 25, 2021

21. What daytime trains leaving Tokyo area stations have the longest running times?

    By bluejeans, May 29, 2016
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 2, 2016

22. Trip in April

    By MikePerth, February 26, 2019
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    • Kamome
    • March 26, 2019

23. Private railways/3rd sector railways popularity survey

    By bikkuri bahn, April 15, 2017   

    • private railways
    • mintetsu
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    • Kiha66
    • August 6, 2017

24. The end of SL Hitoyoshi

    By Kiha66, October 24, 2022
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    • SL58654号
    • February 21

25. E2 series trainset to get original 200 series livery

    By bikkuri bahn, May 12, 2022   

    • tohoku shinkansen
    • joetsu shinkansen
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      • furusato chime
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      • revival color
    • 17 replies
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    • miyakoji
    • July 29, 2022