Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Joban Line 209-1000 Series retirement

   By 984smurf, September 3, 2018
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   • railsquid
   • February 17, 2019

2. Three new access lines to Tokyo's Haneda Airport!! 1 2 3

   By nartak, November 9, 2013
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   • railsquid
   • February 17, 2019

3. New Suica Card in September for overseas visitors

   By Sascha, February 16, 2019
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   • katoftw
   • February 16, 2019

4. Shinkansen Ticket Machine Trouble

   By bill937ca, February 16, 2019
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   • katoftw
   • February 16, 2019

5. Passing of Another Feline Station Manager

   By bill937ca, February 15, 2019
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   • bill937ca
   • February 15, 2019

6. Kotoden Retro Train Operation--2019

   By bill937ca, February 15, 2019
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   • bill937ca
   • February 15, 2019

7. Hitoyoshi March Summit, a gathering of 6 sightseeing trains

   By katoftw, February 9, 2019
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   • katoftw
   • February 9, 2019

8. Hallo Kitty Haruka

   By scotspensioner, January 29, 2019
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   • railsquid
   • February 7, 2019

9. Shinkansen platform sharing question.

   By Markn, February 6, 2019
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   • katoftw
   • February 7, 2019

10. work on Osaka Higashi Line at Shigino Station

    By miyakoji, November 6, 2011
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    • stevenh
    • February 7, 2019

11. An unusual level crossing protection.

    By ben_issacs, February 5, 2019
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    • bill937ca
    • February 7, 2019

12. N700A formation X0 life end

    By chadbag, February 6, 2019
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    • chadbag
    • February 6, 2019

13. Seibu Shinjuku line to be partially elevated west of Iogi

    By railsquid, February 2, 2019
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    • railsquid
    • February 2, 2019

14. Tunneling work on Seibu Shinjuku Line to begin in November

    By railsquid, October 27, 2013
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    • railsquid
    • February 1, 2019

15. Disposition of the Withdrawn E217-Series Trains in Shonan Colors?

    By Philphil, January 25, 2019
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    • Socimi
    • January 29, 2019

16. 3 streetcars in Kochi put on show as they pass in unison

    By bill937ca, June 17, 2018
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    • Gordon Werner
    • January 27, 2019

17. JR Shikoku 2600 & 2700 series

    By Densha, January 20, 2017
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    • Densha
    • January 23, 2019

18. Telegraphy and the Japanese railways.

    By ben_issacs, January 21, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • January 21, 2019

19. Train etiquette: Top 10 inconsiderate behaviors that tick Japanese train commuters off the most

    By bill937ca, December 26, 2018
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    • railsquid
    • January 19, 2019

20. East Japan Railway tests driverless operation

    By bill937ca, January 3, 2019
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    • katoftw
    • January 19, 2019

21. New type of platform 'door'?

    By Beaver, January 14, 2019
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    • Socimi
    • January 14, 2019

22. Osaka Metro plans massive facelift, 55-floor station building

    By gmat, December 23, 2018
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    • trainsforever8
    • January 8, 2019

23. whistle question

    By shadowtiger25, January 5, 2019
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    • shadowtiger25
    • January 5, 2019

24. Honkawachi Station, Nagasaki Prefecture

    By katoftw, January 1, 2019
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    • katoftw
    • January 2, 2019

25. Crabs take over electric signboard at Japanese train station

    By gmat, December 19, 2018
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    • Welshbloke
    • December 31, 2018