Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Abandoned mine railway reborn as theme park

   By shiawase raichou, June 2, 2014
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • June 3, 2014

2. Meaning of "山区" on JR East station signs (Tokyo)

   By Xiamen, August 2, 2018
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   • railsquid
   • August 2, 2018

3. Steam locomotive livery question

   By Fugu, July 5, 2021
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   • Fugu
   • July 7, 2021

4. JR operator network boundary map/google earth overlay?

   By bluejeans, January 10, 2017
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   • Yavianice
   • January 10, 2017

5. No more doubledeck Shinkansen trains within 5 years!!

   By Nozomi, March 11, 2011
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   • KenS
   • March 17, 2011

6. Shortest lines?

   By Guest keio6000, December 12, 2014
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   • Sacto1985
   • December 13, 2014

7. New E233 green car bilevels being ferried from Tokyu Railcar on 9/29

   By bikkuri bahn, October 2, 2011
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   • miyakoji
   • October 3, 2011

8. Scrapping of EF65-1106

   By SuRoNeFu 25-501, September 13, 2015
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   • SuRoNeFu 25-501
   • September 14, 2015

9. the Hallade Method

   By miyakoji, January 17, 2016   

   • track
   • layout
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   • Ochanomizu
   • January 18, 2016

10. Hokkaido train driver caught wearing earplugs

    By bikkuri bahn, July 22, 2012
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • July 25, 2012

11. Mitsui Chemicals Line to close in May

    By bill937ca, February 28, 2020
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    • maihama eki
    • July 2, 2020

12. Sayonara Panorama Train

    By bill937ca, August 30, 2009
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    • Guest
    • September 22, 2009

13. Hakone Tozan Railway announces 3100 type

    By Densha, December 5, 2016   

    • hakone tozan
    • odakyu
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    • Ken Ford
    • April 11, 2017

14. JR Hokkaido H100 press debut

    By bikkuri bahn, December 15, 2019   

    • jr hokkaido
    • h100
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      • demu
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    • EdF
    • December 22, 2019

15. Semaphores

    By Kiha66, March 21, 2018
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    • Kiha66
    • March 26, 2018

16. JR East preserving 200 series Shinkansen end car in Niigata

    By miyakoji, May 30, 2013   

    • jreast
    • 200 series
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    • Ochanomizu
    • May 31, 2013

17. 2020 Summer Olympic Games go to Tokyo

    By bill937ca, September 8, 2013
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    • KenS
    • September 29, 2013

18. Tokyo Metro Railway Bylaws

    By Addy, July 9, 2014
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    • Addy
    • July 18, 2014

19. E4 Shinkansen cars, an unusual feature.

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

20. What's Japans best freight locomotive?

    By The Birmingham train spotter, August 1, 2021
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    • The Birmingham train spotter
    • August 5, 2021

21. Isumi Rlwy last delivery of new railcars

    By bikkuri bahn, June 25, 2015   

    • isumi railway
    • chiba
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      • kiha 20
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    • westfalen
    • June 28, 2015

22. State Railway of Thailand receives surplus ex-JR Hokkaido kiha 183 units

    By bikkuri bahn, December 14, 2021   

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      • kiha 183
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    • railsquid
    • December 28, 2021

23. Shinkansen Delays

    By westfalen, January 4, 2014
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    • kvp
    • January 5, 2014

24. Toden streetcars

    By hans-diesel, August 1, 2016
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    • bill937ca
    • August 7, 2016

25. Man gets serious shock after climbing atop Shinkansen bullet train in Yokohama

    By cteno4, November 15, 2014
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    • cteno4
    • December 6, 2014