Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. The end of 107系 & 115系 service north of Takasaki

   By Sacto1985, August 20, 2017
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   • gmat
   • September 11, 2017

2. Keihin-Tohoku line rerouted onto Yamanote line tracks

   By Socimi, August 18, 2017   

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   • yamanote line
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   • railsquid
   • August 19, 2017

3. JR East - Train Suite Shikishima

   By stevenh, August 13, 2017
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   • stevenh
   • August 13, 2017

4. Okayama Korakuen Bus

   By miyakoji, August 5, 2017   

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   • densha17
   • August 15, 2017

5. Replacement for 381 series 'Yakumo' coming closer 1 2

   By Densha, August 1, 2017   

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   • miyakoji
   • January 25, 2018

6. Railroad Karaoke Rooms

   By gmat, July 24, 2017
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   • bill937ca
   • July 24, 2017

7. Gyoza Station - Ryogoku Station Unusual Gyoza Restaurant

   By gmat, July 24, 2017
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   • gmat
   • July 24, 2017

8. Services with Longest Runtime

   By Shinkansenrailfan, July 21, 2017
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   • ToniBabelony
   • July 21, 2017

9. JR Hokkaido announces kiha 40 replacement

   By bikkuri bahn, July 17, 2017   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • July 19, 2017

10. Most boring train? 1 2

    By railsquid, July 15, 2017
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    • kvp
    • October 31, 2017

11. Tobu 70000 series debut revenue service

    By bikkuri bahn, July 11, 2017   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • July 11, 2017

12. Nissin Chikin (Chicken) Ramen Tram

    By bill937ca, July 7, 2017
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    • bill937ca
    • July 7, 2017

13. Kyushu bad weather... Again!!!

    By katoftw, July 6, 2017
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    • katoftw
    • May 8, 2018

14. JR East announces KiHa 130-500 series and GV-E400 series 1 2

    By Densha, July 4, 2017   

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    • 40 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • September 16, 2020

15. JR East announces E-956 "ALFA-X" test Shinkansen trainset 1 2 3

    By Sacto1985, July 4, 2017
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    • drt7uk
    • April 5, 2020

16. Odakyu announces scrapping of preserved stock 1 2

    By ToniBabelony, July 4, 2017
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    • ToniBabelony
    • November 18, 2017

17. Microace or Kato

    By oenckie, July 1, 2017
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    • JR 500系
    • July 3, 2017

18. Japan Maglev economics

    By cteno4, June 30, 2017
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    • Khaul
    • July 2, 2017

19. EH500-901 "Remodelling"?

    By yakumo381, June 29, 2017
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    • Sacto1985
    • June 30, 2017

20. Spacia Offbounds

    By ToniBabelony, June 25, 2017
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    • nah00
    • June 25, 2017

21. JR East: new KIHA 100 variant for Koumi Line sightseeing train

    By miyakoji, June 22, 2017   

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    • serotta1972
    • June 23, 2017

22. Retired E4 driving car transported by road to museum

    By bikkuri bahn, June 21, 2017   

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    • 8 replies
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    • kvp
    • July 15, 2017

23. "Observation" cars in Japan

    By velotrain, June 18, 2017
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 20, 2017

24. DD200 announced 1 2

    By Davo Dentetsu, June 15, 2017
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    • nah00
    • August 30, 2019

25. JR Central - hybrid limited express type in 2019

    By miyakoji, June 8, 2017   

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    • 6 replies
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    • Gryphr
    • December 12, 2018