Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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

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

2. South Sea (Pacific) island railways

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

3. Reading JTB Timetables

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

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

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

5. Highest Japanese railway station

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

6. Toyama Inner City Tram Lines & LRT 1 2

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

7. Hiroden 5200 Type 'Green Mover APEX' announced

   By Densha, July 25, 2018   

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   • JR 500系
   • June 29, 2019

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

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

9. Tokaido Main Line Green

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

10. Mie Kotsu DeKi51

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

11. 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

12. Sluggish trains in Kyushu

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

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

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

14. 6.8 Earthquake hits off the coast of Niigata on 18 June 2019

    By Yavianice, June 18, 2019   

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    • cteno4
    • June 18, 2019

15. KoKi 10000s

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

16. Notes on JNR Freight Operations

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

17. Another whoops! moment in the Yokohama area

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

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

    By bill937ca, June 1, 2019
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    • bill937ca
    • June 6, 2019

19. Japanese bullet train operator to aim at its own cleaning 'miracle' (7 minute miracle)

    By bill937ca, June 5, 2019   

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    • bill937ca
    • June 5, 2019

20. Platform edge doors.

    By ben_issacs, May 28, 2019
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    • EdF
    • May 31, 2019

21. “SL” Usage

    By ATShinkansen, May 26, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 27, 2019

22. Japan Times: Central Japan Railway's test shinkansen hits 360 kph

    By bill937ca, May 25, 2019
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 27, 2019

23. Kagoshima tram goes in two different directions

    By railsquid, May 25, 2019
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    • Nick_Burman
    • May 26, 2019

24. 2019 Blue Ribbon and 2019 Laurel Prize Winners Announced

    By bill937ca, May 23, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 24, 2019

25. Not looking at the scenery from a Japanese train.

    By ben_issacs, May 21, 2019
    • 4 replies
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 22, 2019