Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. E235-1000 series transportation

   By RossDensha, April 23, 2020
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   • trainsforever8
   • May 16, 2020

2. Single linkage vs. dual linkage

   By Martijn Meerts, May 13, 2020
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   • Martijn Meerts
   • May 14, 2020

3. thoughts and musings on the first Yokohama and Shinbashi stations

   By MichiK, May 8, 2020
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   • MichiK
   • May 9, 2020

4. How the Tokyo Metro Handles Rush Hour to Operate On Time

   By bill937ca, April 18, 2020
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • May 7, 2020

5. Oldest active trains in Japan -2020 1 2

   By bill937ca, April 21, 2020
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   • 200系
   • May 5, 2020

6. Golden Week 2020: Shinkansen Trains Empty

   By bill937ca, May 2, 2020
   • 7 replies
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   • bill937ca
   • May 4, 2020

7. Toyama Tram Connection

   By bill937ca, March 30, 2020
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   • Tonytramman
   • April 30, 2020

8. Point and Call & Announcement Translation

   By bill937ca, April 29, 2020
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   • bill937ca
   • April 29, 2020

9. Japan’s trains are in a league of their own. Japan’s subculture of train fanatics is no different

   By bill937ca, April 17, 2020
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   • Sacto1985
   • April 26, 2020

10. JR West announces end of 500 EVA Shinkansen on 13 May 2018

    By Yavianice, January 19, 2018
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    • alan_frost
    • April 22, 2020

11. Unknown freight car

    By Yavaris Forge, April 16, 2020
    • 10 replies
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    • MichiK
    • April 18, 2020

12. JR Hokkaido closing railway lines in depopulated areas

    By Densha, November 20, 2016
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    • Nick_Burman
    • April 17, 2020

13. Minato Line, Shunter ID?

    By Cat, April 14, 2020
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    • Cat
    • April 15, 2020

14. Oigawa Railway Ikawa Line, all lines suspended 4 / 14-5 / 8

    By bill937ca, April 13, 2020
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    • katoftw
    • April 13, 2020

15. Modern commuter trains and openable windows

    By Kiha66, March 17, 2020
    • 12 replies
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    • railsquid
    • April 6, 2020

16. 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

17. Osaka’s Hankai Line expands low-floor tram fleet

    By bill937ca, April 2, 2020
    • 2 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • April 2, 2020

18. JR East E261 Series Announced 1 2

    By bill937ca, May 8, 2018
    • 33 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • March 24, 2020

19. Yamanote & Keihin-Tohoku Line Takanawa Gateway Station 1 2

    By Jcarlton, June 2, 2014
    • 43 replies
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    • bill937ca
    • March 21, 2020

20. Daito Railway 1 2

    By Nick_Burman, March 7, 2020
    • 32 replies
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    • ben_issacs
    • March 21, 2020

21. JR East performing test runs on Joban line through exclusion zone

    By Yavianice, December 18, 2019   

    • fukushima exclusion zone
    • joban line
    • 8 replies
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    • Cat
    • March 18, 2020

22. Another Cup Noodle Restaurant in Shibuya Station.

    By gmat, February 20, 2020
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    • gmat
    • March 18, 2020

23. Tsukuba Express TX-3000 Series

    By RossDensha, November 9, 2019   

    • tsukuba express
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    • RossDensha
    • March 16, 2020

24. End of the line for Kiha40s on the Aziu/Tadami lines

    By Kiha66, March 13, 2020
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    • Socimi
    • March 15, 2020

25. Trains that retired yesterday

    By Shinkansenrailfan, March 14, 2020
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    • railsquid
    • March 14, 2020