Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Ueno-Tokyo Line inspected by local residents

   By bikkuri bahn, July 14, 2014   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • July 15, 2014

2. JR East E651 renewal

   By miyakoji, October 26, 2013   

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   • November 17, 2013

3. InnoTrans 2014 JR East E5 simulator

   By bikkuri bahn, October 5, 2014   

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   • October 10, 2014

4. New Ginza-line trains.

   By ToniBabelony, February 17, 2011
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   • March 2, 2011

5. new KOKI73 container car

   By miyakoji, January 9, 2016   

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   • January 11, 2016

6. Tanker train on the Ban-etsu West Line- "topped and tailed"

   By bikkuri bahn, March 29, 2011
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   • westfalen
   • March 31, 2011

7. Chikugo-Oishi station

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

8. Japanese Domestic Transport Statistics

   By bill937ca, April 8, 2011
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   • April 8, 2011

9. points from JR East's March 15 2014 schedule revision

   By miyakoji, December 21, 2013   

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   • December 24, 2013

10. Tokyo Metro Ginza Line new 1000 series test run

    By bikkuri bahn, January 23, 2012
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    • February 20, 2012

11. JR Hokkaido- freight train derailment

    By bikkuri bahn, February 17, 2012
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    • February 26, 2012

12. Man stops train from leaving station in Japan; video goes viral online

    By bill937ca, April 13, 2019
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    • April 14, 2019

13. Tokyu Toyoko line crash

    By ToniBabelony, February 14, 2014
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    • February 16, 2014

14. JR East shinkansen troubles

    By bikkuri bahn, January 17, 2011
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    • January 20, 2011

15. "Observation" cars in Japan

    By velotrain, June 18, 2017
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 20, 2017

16. Hisatsu Line - Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi to Okoba

    By JR 500系, January 22, 2013   

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    • June 21, 2013

17. JR East "station numbering" introduction

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

18. Tokyo Metro TV commercial for thru service

    By bikkuri bahn, February 8, 2013   

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    • May 3, 2014

19. Typhoon 21 knocks out Kansai Airport 1 2

    By railsquid, September 4, 2018
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    • Densha
    • September 18, 2018

20. Japanese gov't, firms to promote railway technology in Middle East

    By gmat, January 31, 2011
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    • westfalen
    • February 1, 2011

21. JR Shikoku gets efWING bogies

    By miyakoji, February 10, 2016   

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    • May 19, 2016

22. Cracked Frame Detected on N700 Shinkansen

    By bill937ca, December 16, 2017   

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    • June 16, 2018

23. Odakyu and JR East through operations

    By ToniBabelony, October 31, 2015
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • November 2, 2015

24. More tech questions re Class DD51 and DE10 diesels

    By NGT6 1315, April 2, 2015
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    • April 3, 2015

25. Another old JNR era soldier retires

    By bikkuri bahn, March 13, 2010
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    • westfalen
    • March 14, 2010