Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Bay platform noodle shop?

   By Mudkip Orange, October 16, 2014
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • October 17, 2014

2. First air-conditioned limited express trainset in Japan?

   By Sacto1985, June 5, 2016
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • June 6, 2016

3. RIDE DR YELLOW!!!

   By Sascha, September 12, 2015
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   • cteno4
   • September 15, 2015

4. KiHa Configurations

   By ATShinkansen, October 5, 2018
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   • Densha
   • October 10, 2018

5. Family of 91-year-old dementia sufferer struck by train ordered to pay JR compensation

   By gmat, August 14, 2013
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   • cteno4
   • August 15, 2013

6. Niigata Kotsu Bus "Ultimate NIPAKO" Video

   By Sascha, June 6, 2016
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   • Sascha
   • June 7, 2016

7. Are you sure we have enough mirrors?

   By velotrain, December 4, 2015
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   • JR 500系
   • December 6, 2015

8. Tickets to ride Doctor Yellow on Mar. 23/24 sell out

   By bikkuri bahn, March 14, 2023   

   • doctor yellow
   • jrtokai
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     • tokaido shinkansen
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   • Cat
   • March 15, 2023

9. End of car reflectors

   By nah00, February 4, 2016
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   • westfalen
   • February 5, 2016

10. Tokaido-Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen through service?

    By RossDensha, November 27, 2019   

    • ross random questions
    • shinkansen
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    • Kiha66
    • November 28, 2019

11. JR Hokkaido to close 18 unmanned train stations, to scrap 20 local and some express services

    By Yavianice, December 15, 2020
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    • Socimi
    • December 16, 2020

12. New Station Planned for Yamanote Line

    By gmat, January 4, 2012
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    • gmat
    • January 24, 2012

13. interesting JR new and old era

    By yudananka61, July 1, 2013
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    • Ochanomizu
    • July 2, 2013

14. Landslide on JR West Fukuchiyama line

    By Densha, August 18, 2014
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • August 19, 2014

15. Average ages of JR East rolling stock

    By bikkuri bahn, June 9, 2016   

    • jreast
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    • Sacto1985
    • June 9, 2016

16. Luxury Sleeper Train Cassiopeia to Be Retired

    By bill937ca, April 7
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    • RS18U
    • April 7

17. JNR/JR 381 Series Question

    By Hakubi Line, August 6, 2024
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    • Tony Galiani
    • August 9, 2024

18. 'K-On!' characters featured on limited-edition railway tickets

    By gmat, June 16, 2011
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    • bill937ca
    • July 30, 2011

19. Interrupted Service on the Minobu Line?

    By gmat, January 5, 2012
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    • ISO8
    • February 15, 2012

20. Kumoha 12052 - it lives!

    By railsquid, February 7, 2016
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    • railsquid
    • February 7, 2016

21. Taiwan to buy N700s

    By bikkuri bahn, March 17, 2023   

    • high speed rail
    • shinkansen
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      • taiwan
      • thsr
      • hitachi
      • toshiba
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      • export
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • March 18, 2023

22. Meitetsu/JRC crossing gate at Jingu-mae permanently closed

    By miyakoji, July 1, 2012
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    • JR 500系
    • July 4, 2012

23. JR East to reduce train services from June 24

    By gmat, June 16, 2011
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 17, 2011

24. New type of railway container debuts

    By bikkuri bahn, November 29, 2012
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    • Lawrence
    • December 3, 2012

25. JR East to build train system in Bangkok

    By cteno4, November 4, 2013
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    • Ochanomizu
    • November 7, 2013