Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Shipment of Musashino 205 Series trains

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

2. How many Trains are in Japan?

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

3. Commuter Shinkansen

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

4. Limited Express Body Types 1 2

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

5. Trying to find a railway

   By katoftw, July 24, 2019
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   • katoftw
   • July 24, 2019

6. Mickey Mouse Shinkansen

   By changkh, April 24, 2019
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   • katoftw
   • July 24, 2019

7. Japanese passenger car accommodation classes.

   By ben_issacs, June 28, 2019
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   • railsquid
   • July 23, 2019

8. Japanese Trains Getting More Boring to Look At? 1 2

   By Sean, July 3, 2019
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   • miyakoji
   • July 19, 2019

9. South Sea (Pacific) island railways

   By ben_issacs, July 19, 2019
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   • ben_issacs
   • July 19, 2019

10. Reading JTB Timetables

    By jamesbaby286, July 9, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • July 12, 2019

11. JR Central unveils 1st battery-powered bullet train

    By bill937ca, July 10, 2019
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    • cteno4
    • July 11, 2019

12. Highest Japanese railway station

    By ben_issacs, July 4, 2019
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    • railsquid
    • July 5, 2019

13. Toyama Inner City Tram Lines & LRT 1 2

    By bc6, September 6, 2009
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    • Das Steinkopf
    • July 1, 2019

14. Hiroden 5200 Type 'Green Mover APEX' announced

    By Densha, July 25, 2018   

    • hiroden
    • tram
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    • JR 500系
    • June 29, 2019

15. JR/Bandai cooperation gives birth to full scale shorty

    By MichiK, June 27, 2019
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    • cteno4
    • June 27, 2019

16. Tokaido Main Line Green

    By Steve, June 25, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • June 26, 2019

17. Mie Kotsu DeKi51

    By Nick_Burman, June 21, 2019
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    • marknewton
    • June 25, 2019

18. JR West Japan to launch new model 271 series for Kansai International Express "Haruka"

    By bill937ca, June 21, 2019
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    • HankyuDentetsu
    • June 24, 2019

19. Sluggish trains in Kyushu

    By railsquid, June 22, 2019
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    • railsquid
    • June 24, 2019

20. Train derails after ramming into car near Tokyo, 1 slightly injured

    By bill937ca, June 20, 2019
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    • bill937ca
    • June 21, 2019

21. 6.8 Earthquake hits off the coast of Niigata on 18 June 2019

    By Yavianice, June 18, 2019   

    • earthquake
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    • cteno4
    • June 18, 2019

22. KoKi 10000s

    By Welshbloke, June 12, 2019
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    • Welshbloke
    • June 12, 2019

23. Notes on JNR Freight Operations

    By bill937ca, June 8, 2019
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    • cteno4
    • June 10, 2019

24. Another whoops! moment in the Yokohama area

    By railsquid, June 6, 2019
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    • miyakoji
    • June 7, 2019

25. Automated train travels in wrong direction, injuring 20 in Yokohama

    By bill937ca, June 1, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 974 views
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    • bill937ca
    • June 6, 2019