Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Hokuriku Shinkansen Maibara routing "difficult"- JR Tokai

   By bikkuri bahn, July 7, 2015   

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   • July 8, 2015

2. Hokuriku Shinkansen test running in JR West territory begins 1 2

   By Sacto1985, August 2, 2014
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   • August 7, 2014

3. Hokuriku Shinkansen to be routed via Obama to Kyoto

   By Densha, December 20, 2016   

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   • katoftw
   • December 23, 2016

4. Hokutanmayachi Railway KOHAFU1 II

   By mattdwnunder, May 18, 2016
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • May 21, 2016

5. Hokutosei cars being reused?

   By Eurostar25, January 23, 2017
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • January 23, 2017

6. Hokutosei Formations?

   By Welshbloke, October 7, 2019
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   • Welshbloke
   • October 12, 2019

7. Hokutosei last run

   By bikkuri bahn, August 22, 2015   

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   • September 14, 2015

8. Holiday exodus peaks, clogging airports, train stations

   By bill937ca, December 29, 2016
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   • 984smurf
   • January 1, 2017

9. Home Liner Odawara started last night

   By gmat, April 25, 2011
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   • gmat
   • April 25, 2011

10. Home Town Tochigi for Kuroiso to retire in Dec.

    By gmat, November 1, 2010
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • December 4, 2010

11. Hong Kong tourist, 61, killed by train in Japan while taking photos on tracks

    By bc6, January 25
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    • January 25

12. Honkawachi Station, Nagasaki Prefecture

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

13. horsecars...

    By worldrailboy, January 9, 2012
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    • January 10, 2012

14. Hotel Metropolitan Saitama Shintoshin: ALFA-X (E956 type) railway model will be exhibited

    By kndy, April 16, 2023
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    • April 16, 2023

15. How come Japan didn't unify on 1,500 V DC for overhead electric power? 1 2

    By Sacto1985, April 11, 2015
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    • hans-diesel
    • March 5, 2016

16. How do railways figure out congestion on their trains?

    By gmat, December 5, 2017
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    • bill937ca
    • July 23, 2018

17. How does JRF get Freight to Nagano?

    By ote-m, September 1, 2015
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    • westfalen
    • September 4, 2015

18. How far can you go on a basic ¥130 fare?

    By Ochanomizu, May 31, 2016
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    • railsquid
    • June 1, 2016

19. How Long Would It Take To Travel The Tokaido From Tokyo To Osaka

    By Jcarlton, April 22, 2017
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    • Sacto1985
    • April 24, 2017

20. How many Trains are in Japan?

    By Sascha, July 24, 2019
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    • nah00
    • August 13, 2019

21. How much cost a Shinkansen?

    By Sascha, June 17, 2016
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    • westfalen
    • June 19, 2016

22. how much electricity does it take to move a train?

    By miyakoji, May 20, 2012
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    • cteno4
    • May 21, 2012

23. How often are there delays on Japanese rail?

    By Steve4031, June 1, 2015
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 3, 2015

24. How the Tokyo Metro Handles Rush Hour to Operate On Time

    By bill937ca, April 18, 2020
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 7, 2020

25. How to signal a layout (Arakawaoki) - part 1

    By Andrew Nummelin, March 14, 2019
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    • Andrew Nummelin
    • March 15, 2019