Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. W7 vs E7 Shinkansen

   By clem24, December 4, 2014
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • December 5, 2014

2. Derailment on Odakyu

   By bikkuri bahn, June 19, 2014   

   • odakyu
   • derailment
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   • Guest
   • June 25, 2014

3. Freight trains running in street trackage?

   By enodenlover, May 20, 2015
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   • Nick_Burman
   • May 22, 2015

4. Hankyu trivia

   By bikkuri bahn, January 23, 2015   

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   • Khaul
   • October 17, 2016

5. JR East announces E8 Series for the Yamagata Shinkansen

   By Yavianice, March 3, 2020   

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   • yamagata shinkansen
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   • cplchanb
   • February 8, 2023

6. Military movement by rail next week- Thurs. Daily Yomiuri article

   By bikkuri bahn, October 28, 2011
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • November 5, 2011

7. Hyperdia discontinues timetable search

   By bill937ca, April 2, 2022
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   • maihama eki
   • January 17, 2023

8. JR East i-D derailment in Gunma

   By Suica, May 22, 2017
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   • Kabutoni
   • May 29, 2017

9. track diagram freaks

   By cteno4, February 8, 2015
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   • bill937ca
   • May 28, 2020

10. Ashidachi Station on the Hakubi Line

    By marknewton, October 1, 2015
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    • marknewton
    • November 19, 2015

11. Kita Kinki Tango Railway to be renamed Kyoto Tango Railway

    By bikkuri bahn, January 30, 2015   

    • kita kinki tango railway
    • willer bus
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    • westfalen
    • February 2, 2015

12. JR West creates 289 series

    By miyakoji, May 28, 2015   

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      • hashidate
      • kinosaki
      • kounotori
      • kuroshio
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    • miyakoji
    • May 29, 2015

13. Construction on the Tokyu Toyoko Line

    By ote-m, April 8, 2015
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    • railsquid
    • April 9, 2015

14. JR West Kiha47/48 express revival colour

    By Densha, August 1, 2013
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    • Sacto1985
    • September 6, 2013

15. SL/DL/EL JR East Excursion Trains

    By katoftw, January 8, 2015
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    • katoftw
    • January 26, 2015

16. Shinkansen driver forgets glasses

    By bikkuri bahn, August 29, 2011
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    • Guest
    • August 30, 2011

17. N700A unveiled today (AM Aug. 21)

    By bikkuri bahn, August 21, 2012
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    • The_Ghan
    • August 23, 2012

18. 2022-03-16: M7.3 earthquake off Fukushima coast, tsunami warning, Tohoku Shinkansen derailed 1 2

    By railsquid, March 16, 2022
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    • 200系
    • May 1, 2022

19. Goodbye Doraemon Train

    By RapitBunny, September 23, 2011
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    • linkey
    • October 4, 2011

20. E7 to begin revenue operations March 15

    By bikkuri bahn, December 20, 2013   

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    • nagano shinkansen
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    • Densha
    • January 26, 2014

21. Manual signal boxes in Japan

    By Rail Announcement, January 19, 2015
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    • dabsan
    • January 20, 2015

22. End of the Line for the Kita-Oji Freight Line

    By miyakoji, March 15, 2014   

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    • oji
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    • yakumo381
    • March 16, 2014

23. Odakyu announces scrapping of preserved stock 1 2

    By Kabutoni, July 4, 2017
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    • Kabutoni
    • November 18, 2017

24. new JR Shikoku express EMU type

    By miyakoji, November 25, 2013   

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    • 10 replies
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    • Gora
    • November 27, 2013

25. 381 Series in Kansai end regular service

    By miyakoji, October 31, 2015   

    • 381 series
    • kansai
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      • kuroshio
      • maizuru
      • hashidate
      • kounotori
      • jrwest
    • 13 replies
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    • serotta1972
    • November 13, 2015