Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Japanese High Speed Train Lines

   By katoftw, October 9, 2013
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   • Ochanomizu
   • October 14, 2013

2. ワフ spotting differences

   By Pashina12, December 1, 2017
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   • marknewton
   • December 18, 2017

3. Izu Craile will be retired in summer 2020, possibly scrapped.

   By Yavianice, January 31, 2020
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   • miyakoji
   • February 4, 2020

4. Planned outages bring rail chaos

   By Guest ___, March 15, 2011
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • March 24, 2011

5. Tokyo to get two new subway lines amid redevelopment boom

   By Guest ___, July 13, 2015
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   • Kabutoni
   • July 15, 2015

6. How far can you go on a basic ¥130 fare?

   By Ochanomizu, May 31, 2016
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   • railsquid
   • June 1, 2016

7. Railfan Camera Bug Causes Shinkansen Delay

   By gmat, February 16, 2012
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   • gmat
   • March 18, 2012

8. Spurs on the Takayama Main Line?

   By ote-m, October 24, 2014
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   • miyakoji
   • October 28, 2014

9. Giant sinkhole in Fukuoka from subway construction

   By cteno4, November 9, 2016
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   • katoftw
   • November 16, 2016

10. Different Series Together?

    By Cat, February 19, 2020
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    • Welshbloke
    • April 7, 2021

11. Another C11 for Tobu Railway

    By marknewton, November 29, 2018
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    • katoftw
    • November 9, 2020

12. Fujisan View Express makes its debut in april

    By splifdfx, April 17, 2016   

    • fuji
    • fujisan
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    • Guest
    • October 6, 2016

13. map animation

    By cteno4, October 1, 2012
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    • Boiler
    • October 3, 2012

14. Train Suite Shiki-shima

    By toc36, May 3, 2017
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    • kvp
    • October 7, 2017

15. spy shots of E7 at KHI Hyogo

    By bikkuri bahn, August 30, 2013   

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    • Jace
    • September 3, 2013

16. Kintetsu announces new Hinotori express train

    By Yavianice, August 30, 2019
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    • bill937ca
    • March 14, 2020

17. Tokyo Metro Cars Defaced With Graffiti

    By gmat, January 17, 2018
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    • Socimi
    • January 19, 2018

18. Cassiopeia train infos

    By Matteo_IT, July 9, 2013
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    • kvp
    • February 6, 2014

19. Substantial earthquake in Osaka (M 6.1)

    By railsquid, June 18, 2018
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    • bill937ca
    • June 18, 2018

20. JR Hokkaido to jointly develop new DMU with JR East

    By bikkuri bahn, June 12, 2015   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 17, 2015

21. Why do japanese electric trains run with all pantographs up?

    By martin67, September 3, 2018
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    • AllScales
    • September 18, 2018

22. Chikugo-Oishi station

    By Rail Announcement, February 9, 2015
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    • mrp
    • February 13, 2015

23. 381 Series in Kansai end regular service

    By miyakoji, October 31, 2015   

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

24. Railcars used by many JR firms in service for over 30 years

    By katoftw, March 22, 2017
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    • kvp
    • March 23, 2017

25. Tobu Railway N100 ltd. express stock to be introduced 2023

    By bikkuri bahn, November 12, 2021   

    • tobu
    • tobu railway
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      • nikko
      • spacia
      • limited express
      • n100
      • hitachi
      • a-train
    • 13 replies
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    • JR East
    • September 6, 2023