Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Three workers suffer (serious) burns after inspecting new Chuo-Shinkansen maglev train

   By Yavianice, October 9, 2019   

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   • Yavianice
   • October 9, 2019

2. Rugby World Cup trains?

   By Lawrence, September 9, 2019
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   • Welshbloke
   • October 8, 2019

3. The unstoppable march of katakana station names

   By railsquid, October 1, 2019
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   • railsquid
   • October 6, 2019

4. Emperor rides the train

   By bikkuri bahn, October 2, 2019   

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   • JR 500系
   • October 5, 2019

5. Keisei Electric Railway 10/26 schedule revision

   By bill937ca, August 30, 2019
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   • gmat
   • October 5, 2019

6. Rail operators busy posting new fare prices due to Oct. 1 tax hike

   By gmat, September 29, 2019
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   • railsquid
   • October 3, 2019

7. Video of man throwing fireworks at an oncoming train frightens Japanese net users (Apparently has mental disability)

   By gmat, September 23, 2019
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   • katoftw
   • September 24, 2019

8. Tornado-like winds hit Miyazaki

   By bill937ca, September 22, 2019
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   • cteno4
   • September 23, 2019

9. Advice? Any *must have* books for trainspotting

   By RogerMc, September 20, 2019
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   • cteno4
   • September 20, 2019

10. Extremely Strong Typhoon No. 15 paying a visit to the Kanto area

    By railsquid, September 8, 2019
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    • lesliegibson
    • September 14, 2019

11. Yokohama Keikyu express train crashes and derails, leaving 30 people injured, September 5, 2019 1 2 3

    By Yavianice, September 5, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • September 9, 2019

12. Shinkansen to require reservations for large suitcases from next May

    By bill937ca, September 1, 2019
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    • IST
    • September 8, 2019

13. Sotetsu announces 12000 series for JR through services

    By trainsforever8, October 3, 2018
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    • bill937ca
    • September 6, 2019

14. Disappearing Yamanote E231-500

    By bill937ca, April 13, 2019
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    • Shinkansenrailfan
    • September 5, 2019

15. DD200 announced 1 2

    By Davo Dentetsu, June 15, 2017
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    • nah00
    • August 30, 2019

16. Officials probe cracks found under third Nankai 50000 series "Rapi:t Airport Express"

    By bill937ca, August 27, 2019
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    • RogerMc
    • August 30, 2019

17. Sotetsu through running testing at Nishiya

    By bikkuri bahn, July 18, 2019   

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    • gmat
    • August 25, 2019

18. Hayabusa door opens at high speed.

    By railsquid, August 21, 2019
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    • RossDensha
    • August 24, 2019

19. Shinkansen Conductor Placements and Door Positioning

    By RossDensha, July 26, 2019
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    • RossDensha
    • August 23, 2019

20. Can Tokyo's efficient rail system handle Olympic strain?

    By bill937ca, August 18, 2019
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    • railsquid
    • August 23, 2019

21. Shipment of Musashino 205 Series trains

    By Shinkansenrailfan, August 18, 2019
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    • Shinkansenrailfan
    • August 21, 2019

22. How many Trains are in Japan?

    By Sascha, July 24, 2019
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    • nah00
    • August 13, 2019

23. Commuter Shinkansen

    By Khaul, July 15, 2019
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    • Shinkansenrailfan
    • August 12, 2019

24. Limited Express Body Types 1 2

    By RossDensha, July 17, 2019
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    • RossDensha
    • July 25, 2019

25. Trying to find a railway

    By katoftw, July 24, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 413 views
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    • katoftw
    • July 24, 2019