Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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

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

2. JR East wants to run cruise train in Hokkaido too

   By bikkuri bahn, June 14, 2015   

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   • Densha
   • June 15, 2015

3. New Hankai Tramway Tennoji Ekimae Terminal

   By bill937ca, December 4, 2016
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   • railsquid
   • December 5, 2016

4. EMUs vs Loco pulled trains: Why did Japan make the decision it did?

   By rpierce000, January 17, 2012
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   • cteno4
   • January 18, 2012

5. Hello Kitty Osaka Loop Line

   By chadbag, March 26, 2019
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   • cteno4
   • March 26, 2019

6. new JR West 225-100 Series

   By miyakoji, February 24, 2016   

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   • Sacto1985
   • February 26, 2016

7. JR East has suspended closures of Midori no Madoguchi ticket offices

   By kuro68000, May 10, 2024
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   • katoftw
   • May 13, 2024

8. Osaka City Transport, revival colours to the max!

   By ToniBabelony, September 17, 2013
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   • Guest
   • September 18, 2013

9. Question about replacement buses used while lines are down for weather

   By bluejeans, September 5, 2018
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   • ItsTanyaTime
   • September 13, 2018

10. Train derails after ramming into car near Tokyo, 1 slightly injured

    By bill937ca, June 20, 2019
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    • bill937ca
    • June 21, 2019

11. Fukushima Exclusion Zone / Joban Line

    By katoftw, July 10, 2016
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    • kvp
    • July 11, 2016

12. Meitetsu 1000/1200 Series EMU refurb

    By miyakoji, August 14, 2015   

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    • ToniBabelony
    • September 5, 2015

13. JR 115-1000 Shonan Coloured Takasaki Depot

    By katoftw, April 10, 2018
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    • kvp
    • April 12, 2018

14. Help identifying items

    By shadowtiger25, March 31, 2019
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    • ben_issacs
    • April 2, 2019

15. Tornado-like winds hit Miyazaki

    By bill937ca, September 22, 2019
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    • cteno4
    • September 23, 2019

16. Question about railroad signage

    By nah00, October 29, 2015
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    • nah00
    • October 30, 2015

17. KuHaNe 581-53 to Kyoto Railway Museum

    By miyakoji, February 15, 2015   

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    • E6系
    • February 19, 2015

18. 2011 worst on record for passengers falling onto train tracks

    By gmat, December 10, 2011
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    • keitaro
    • December 11, 2011

19. Is it possible for foreigners to book chartered trains?

    By JR 500系, September 11, 2018
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    • JR 500系
    • September 12, 2018

20. Retiring of JR Central 117 series

    By Densha, January 6, 2013
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    • E6系
    • January 8, 2013

21. Railway Technology Research Institute Open House Oct 8 2016

    By cteno4, October 3, 2016
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • October 4, 2016

22. Yamanote line in Tokyo features AKB48 train

    By Guest ___, March 20, 2012
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    • Guest
    • March 23, 2012

23. JR West: new station at Kyoto Railway Museum in 2019

    By miyakoji, February 20, 2015   

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    • katoftw
    • March 26, 2019

24. Public payphones on shinkansen bullet trains to be abolished

    By gmat, March 19, 2021
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    • gmat
    • April 14, 2021

25. JR Shikoku and Taiwan Railway Administration livery exchange

    By Densha, March 25, 2017   

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    • Densha
    • March 30, 2017