Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Hakodate Haikara-go Operation Cancelled

   By bill937ca, April 3
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   • bill937ca
   • April 3

2. Hiroden Electric Railway Hiroshima Ekimae Ohashi New Tram Terminus

   By bill937ca, March 21
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   • bill937ca
   • March 27

3. Why Japanese Railway Win

   By toc36, March 20
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   • bc6
   • March 21

4. KoKi 50000 - JNR to JR

   By Welshbloke, March 20
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   • katoftw
   • March 20

5. 100th anniversary edition of railway timetable on sale now

   By RS18U, March 19
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   • RS18U
   • March 19

6. Seven Stars Documentary

   By bc6, March 11
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   • RS18U
   • March 12

7. Green Cars for Commuters

   By RS18U, March 11
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   • bill937ca
   • March 11

8. JR East axes Nambu Line station departure melodies

   By RS18U, March 10
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   • cteno4
   • March 10

9. What is the official colours used on the 500 and 700 series used by JR West?

   By LudwigTails, January 13
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   • miyakoji
   • February 17

10. EF510 - which end is forward or does it matter?

    By Kingmeow, February 7
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    • bc6
    • February 15

11. Dr. Yellow makes it's last run today. Nippon TV

    By bc6, February 4
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    • miyakoji
    • February 5

12. JR East consults priest over mystery illness plaguing drivers

    By Tony Galiani, January 10
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    • miyakoji
    • January 27

13. New face of travel: Skyliner introduces facial recognition tech

    By RS18U, January 24
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    • UnfinishedKit
    • January 26

14. Hong Kong tourist, 61, killed by train in Japan while taking photos on tracks

    By bc6, January 25
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    • bc6
    • January 25

15. "Hello Mark" on containers

    By Anvalo, January 17
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    • bc6
    • January 18

16. Series 35 coaches

    By Matteo_IT, October 31, 2024
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    • Steve
    • January 12

17. 2 Axle / 4 Wheeled Passenger Cars in JGR/JNR Era

    By Steve, January 12
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    • Steve
    • January 12

18. SL Yamaguchi resumes operation from May 2024

    By ED75-775, April 10, 2024
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    • Mutro
    • January 9

19. Regarding disability certificate discount travel on JR line

    By KobeBusFamousNYLover, December 27, 2024
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • December 31, 2024

20. Sagami Railway and Adobe hope AI can help stop Japanese train photographers from being jerks

    By RS18U, December 9, 2024
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    • RS18U
    • December 9, 2024

21. Any Christmas themed liveries running anywhere in Japan?

    By chadbag, November 18, 2024
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    • E231-500
    • November 21, 2024

22. Marine Liner stranded on Seto Ohashi bridge

    By Kamome, November 11, 2024
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    • Tony Galiani
    • November 11, 2024

23. JR West to start using robot for railway maintenance

    By RS18U, July 2, 2024
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    • kuro68000
    • November 10, 2024

24. Tokaido line Shinkansen English language announcer

    By N-Osoi, October 29, 2024
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    • kuro68000
    • October 31, 2024

25. Railfans in Japan

    By kuro68000, October 20, 2024
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    • Kamome
    • October 28, 2024