Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. JR East doing away with train departure chimes

   By Kiha66, July 31, 2018
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   • VentureForth
   • August 3, 2018

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. Hakone Tozan Fleet Upgrades

   By bill937ca, August 1, 2018
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   • Das Steinkopf
   • August 1, 2018

4. What line has the fewest services?

   By bluejeans, July 27, 2018
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   • Densha
   • July 27, 2018

5. Keio Dentetsu new reserved seating rolling stock- 5000 series

   By bikkuri bahn, March 17, 2016   

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   • keio dentetsu
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     • j-trec
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   • bill937ca
   • July 25, 2018

6. The Sound of the Whistle: Railroads and the State in Meiji Japan

   By cteno4, July 25, 2018
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   • cteno4
   • July 25, 2018

7. Heavy Rail Traction Companies?

   By GDorsett, July 23, 2018
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   • marknewton
   • July 24, 2018

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

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

9. Hiroshima's Narrow Tram Streets

   By bill937ca, March 8, 2018
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   • AllScales
   • July 22, 2018

10. 500 Shinkansen in Hello Kitty livery to be introduced 1 2 3 4 5

    By Yavianice, March 14, 2018   

    • 500 shinkansen
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    • ItsTanyaTime
    • July 20, 2018

11. Series 115 Finale? 1 2

    By bill937ca, March 10, 2018
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    • Sacto1985
    • July 12, 2018

12. Abukuma Express AB900 series announced

    By Densha, July 9, 2018   

    • fukushima
    • tohoku
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    • Densha
    • July 9, 2018

13. Service susension in Kyoto area

    By Steve4031, June 30, 2018
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • July 1, 2018

14. JR Kyushu Kiha 185 new paint

    By katoftw, June 24, 2018
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    • JR 500系
    • June 30, 2018

15. DF200 in Tokyo area? 1 2 3

    By yakumo381, January 19, 2016   

    • yokkaichi
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    • yakumo381
    • June 28, 2018

16. Special Hikari Rail Star runs till September

    By 984smurf, June 25, 2018
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 28, 2018

17. End of the EF66 0 series? 1 2

    By yakumo381, December 6, 2017   

    • jr freight
    • 36 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • June 24, 2018

18. JR Freight EF210 series renewal livery

    By Densha, June 15, 2018   

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    • bill937ca
    • June 23, 2018

19. Shinkansen hits person, driver doesn't notice

    By railsquid, June 16, 2018
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    • katoftw
    • June 23, 2018

20. Nagasaki Shinkansen maybe not to use Free Gauge Train 1 2 3

    By Densha, February 24, 2016
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    • kvp
    • June 23, 2018

21. Regional Transport Crisis - Japanology Plus 2018 03 20

    By bill937ca, June 17, 2018
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    • JR 500系
    • June 19, 2018

22. Major shinkansen bullet train service disruption in northern Japan due to bird strike

    By gmat, June 18, 2018
    • 5 replies
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    • katoftw
    • June 19, 2018

23. Substantial earthquake in Osaka (M 6.1)

    By railsquid, June 18, 2018
    • 13 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • June 18, 2018

24. 400 shinkansen third "blue" livery?

    By Yavianice, June 18, 2018
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    • 554 views
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    • Gryphr
    • June 18, 2018

25. Yamanote Line Operational Graphic

    By bill937ca, June 17, 2018
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    • lesliegibson
    • June 17, 2018