Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Retired E4 driving car transported by road to museum

   By bikkuri bahn, June 21, 2017   

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   • kvp
   • July 15, 2017

2. Shinano Railway 115 Series TRA EMU 300 livery

   By Suica, November 8, 2018
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   • Kiha66
   • November 13, 2018

3. C62's in Hokkaido

   By Szdfan, December 14, 2021
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   • Kiha66
   • December 17, 2021

4. Another week, another typhoon (number 24, "Trami")

   By railsquid, September 30, 2018
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   • railsquid
   • October 1, 2018

5. Fukaura station on the Gono Line.

   By marknewton, September 8, 2015
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   • marknewton
   • October 1, 2015

6. Abandoned Tsurumi "High Line"

   By Mudkip Orange, August 11, 2013
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   • Nick_Burman
   • August 13, 2013

7. Nagasaki Tram Derailments & Service Suspension

   By bill937ca, June 4, 2016
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   • bill937ca
   • January 29, 2017

8. Cracked Frame Detected on N700 Shinkansen

   By bill937ca, December 16, 2017   

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   • kvp
   • June 16, 2018

9. Whence the Repeating Signal?

   By Mudkip Orange, June 4, 2014
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • June 6, 2014

10. Longest single-train narrow gauge journeys in Japan

    By ote-m, May 23, 2015
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • July 22, 2017

11. Why are romancecars articulated?

    By utrainia, March 14, 2015
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    • Densha
    • March 15, 2015

12. Typhoon # 15 causes Tokyo Metro Stoppages

    By gmat, September 21, 2011
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    • Guest
    • September 22, 2011

13. E331系 for scrap?

    By bronzeonion, March 25, 2014
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    • kvp
    • March 27, 2014

14. Nishitetsu 9000 (new)

    By ToniBabelony, February 4, 2016
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    • katoftw
    • February 6, 2016

15. JR East's New Joyful Train Webpage

    By katoftw, April 9, 2016
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    • JR 500系
    • October 17, 2016

16. What will happen to the old Super Azusa sets?

    By ote-m, September 23, 2015
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    • railsquid
    • September 28, 2015

17. Are the combined bullet trains running north of Tokyo as heavily used by commuters as the Tokyo-Osaka route?

    By bluejeans, October 11, 2018
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    • 984smurf
    • October 13, 2018

18. Toei Mita Line 6500 series begin revenue service

    By bikkuri bahn, May 17, 2022   

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    • Englehart
    • May 22, 2022

19. Manual signal boxes in Japan

    By Rail Announcement, January 19, 2015
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    • dabsan
    • January 20, 2015

20. Any list of lines that are electric or diesel?

    By bluejeans, August 16, 2018
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    • katoftw
    • August 18, 2018

21. Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen begins low speed test runs

    By bikkuri bahn, May 18, 2022   

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    • James-SNMB
    • December 24, 2022

22. Okay, I've Got To Ask...

    By ATShinkansen, April 25, 2017
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    • Kiha66
    • April 26, 2017

23. JR Shikoku gets efWING bogies

    By miyakoji, February 10, 2016   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 19, 2016

24. nobori vs kudari

    By miyakoji, May 30, 2015
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • May 31, 2015

25. Can Tokyo's efficient rail system handle Olympic strain?

    By bill937ca, August 18, 2019
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    • railsquid
    • August 23, 2019