Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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

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

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 Disposition of the Withdrawn E217-Series Trains in Shonan Colors?

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

3. 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

4. JR Shikoku 2600 & 2700 series

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

5. Telegraphy and the Japanese railways.

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

6. 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

7. East Japan Railway tests driverless operation

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

8. New type of platform 'door'?

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

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

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

10. whistle question

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

11. Honkawachi Station, Nagasaki Prefecture

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

12. Crabs take over electric signboard at Japanese train station

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

13. Japanese police requests train stations in Shibuya to shut exits during New Year countdown

    By gmat, December 31, 2018
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    • gmat
    • December 31, 2018

14. Hokkaido plans Christmas train for foreign tourists to spur quake recovery

    By gmat, December 18, 2018
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    • gmat
    • December 18, 2018

15. JNR semaphore signals

    By shadowtiger25, October 16, 2018   

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    • katoftw
    • December 17, 2018

16. Tokyu Q Seat

    By bill937ca, October 23, 2018
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    • bill937ca
    • December 14, 2018

17. Kyotrain Starts in March

    By VentureForth, December 11, 2018
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    • Socimi
    • December 13, 2018

18. “Koshino Shu*Kura” Sake Train.

    By Sascha, December 17, 2014
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    • Yavianice
    • December 13, 2018

19. JR Central - hybrid limited express type in 2019

    By miyakoji, June 8, 2017   

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    • Gryphr
    • December 12, 2018

20. Typical weathering

    By shadowtiger25, December 3, 2018
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    • cteno4
    • December 10, 2018

21. JR East "station numbering" introduction

    By bill937ca, August 24, 2016
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    • railsquid
    • December 10, 2018

22. Tama Center Station has jumped the Hello Kitty shark

    By railsquid, December 6, 2018
    • 7 replies
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    • JR 500系
    • December 8, 2018

23. Tokyo Metros new station will be called Toranomon Hills,

    By Sascha, December 6, 2018
    • 2 replies
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    • railsquid
    • December 8, 2018

24. Toei Oedo Line - New (?) rolling stock.

    By Socimi, December 6, 2018
    • 2 replies
    • 765 views
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    • kvp
    • December 7, 2018

25. Question on KiHa40 subversions

    By MichiK, December 6, 2018
    • 4 replies
    • 534 views
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    • MichiK
    • December 6, 2018