Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. 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

2. Platform edge doors.

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

3. “SL” Usage

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

4. 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

5. Kagoshima tram goes in two different directions

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

6. 2019 Blue Ribbon and 2019 Laurel Prize Winners Announced

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

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

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

8. Kiso Forest Railway 1 2

   By rogerfarnworth, February 9, 2019
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   • Martijn Meerts
   • May 22, 2019

9. Obscure (To Me) Blue Train Inquiry

   By ATShinkansen, May 22, 2019
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   • railsquid
   • May 22, 2019

10. help finding something

    By shadowtiger25, May 19, 2019
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    • shadowtiger25
    • May 20, 2019

11. An Overview of Present and Future Rolling Stock Changes in the Tokyo Area

    By Socimi, January 7, 2018
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    • Socimi
    • May 12, 2019

12. Kotoden to retire Retro Train

    By bill937ca, May 11, 2019
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    • maihama eki
    • May 12, 2019

13. Raiway books, a couple of good specialist stores.

    By ben_issacs, May 9, 2019
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 9, 2019

14. Amagasaki Train Crash 2005 documentary

    By JR 500系, April 20, 2014
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    • Das Steinkopf
    • May 7, 2019

15. Special trains for change of Era in Japan at midnight 30th. April.

    By ben_issacs, April 28, 2019
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    • bill937ca
    • May 5, 2019

16. History of Japanese Railways

    By Pashina12, May 3, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 4, 2019

17. Nationality of voice announcements on Japanese trains.

    By ben_issacs, May 3, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • May 4, 2019

18. Tobu New 70090 series

    By bill937ca, April 30, 2019
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    • Sascha
    • May 1, 2019

19. Joetsu Shinkansen Power Outage 28/4?2019

    By scotspensioner, April 28, 2019
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    • railsquid
    • April 29, 2019

20. Taiheiyo Coal Line will cease operations at the end of March

    By katoftw, March 14, 2019
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    • scotspensioner
    • April 27, 2019

21. Sotetsu Hazawa Yokohama Kokudai Station press preview

    By bikkuri bahn, April 24, 2019   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • April 24, 2019

22. E4 Shinkansen cars, an unusual feature.

    By ben_issacs, April 10, 2019
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    • JR 500系
    • April 14, 2019

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

    By bill937ca, April 13, 2019
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    • JR 500系
    • April 14, 2019

24. E4 Shinkansen And...

    By ATShinkansen, April 11, 2019
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    • JR 500系
    • April 11, 2019

25. best time for the Yamanote

    By EF57, March 12, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • April 10, 2019