Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. 711 series throwback livery

   By bikkuri bahn, June 24, 2011
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • June 24, 2011

2. 7501 delivered to Kagoshima City Transport Bureau

   By bill937ca, March 6, 2017
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   • kvp
   • March 7, 2017

3. 8 car trains begin running on Saitama Rapid/Tokyo Metro Nanboku/Tokyu Meguro Lines

   By bikkuri bahn, April 4, 2022   

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   • tokyu
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • April 4, 2022

4. 9 slides showing shinkansen information, history

   By miyakoji, October 26, 2014   

   • nhk
   • shinkansen
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • October 28, 2014

5. 9th World Congress on High Speed Rail- Tokyo 2015

   By bikkuri bahn, July 7, 2015   

   • uic
   • high speed rail
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   • railsquid
   • July 8, 2015

6. A couple Tokyo-area commuter rail questions

   By korat, August 1, 2015
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   • korat
   • August 3, 2015

7. A Day At Sanriku Railway

   By katoftw, April 11, 2015
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   • katoftw
   • April 11, 2015

8. A restaurant at unusual railroad crossing location....

   By Sacto1985, July 3, 2013
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   • Sacto1985
   • July 3, 2013

9. A Slice of a Tsunami Damaged Sanriku Rail For Sale

   By gmat, September 1, 2011
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   • cteno4
   • September 2, 2011

10. A solution for all those cardboard shipping boxes piling up in the corner...

    By Gryphr, November 17, 2017
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    • velotrain
    • November 18, 2017

11. A theory behind JR Shibuya's mysterious "Amoing torains only" signs

    By Yavianice, February 12, 2018
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    • kvp
    • February 12, 2018

12. Abandoned depot in Yuasa with a mystery

    By yakumo381, June 27, 2015
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    • westfalen
    • July 4, 2015

13. Abandoned mine railway reborn as theme park

    By shiawase raichou, June 2, 2014
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 3, 2014

14. Abandoned Tsurumi "High Line"

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

15. Abolition of the Tokyu Tamaden Line

    By bill937ca, April 3, 2019
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    • bill937ca
    • April 3, 2019

16. Abukuma Express AB900 series announced

    By Densha, July 9, 2018   

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    • tohoku
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    • Densha
    • July 9, 2018

17. AC traction: do 50Hz and 60Hz need different equipment?

    By miyakoji, February 8, 2015   

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    • Sacto1985
    • February 8, 2015

18. Academic English Articles About Japanese Trains

    By mwsteele, April 17, 2013
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    • bill937ca
    • April 17, 2013

19. Access - Meitetsu 7000

    By JR East, April 26, 2023
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • April 27, 2023

20. Accident on Tokaido Shinkansen 18/10/2021

    By JR 500系, October 18, 2021
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    • cteno4
    • October 18, 2021

21. Accidents involving dementia sufferers is causing concern

    By Bri, January 14, 2014
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    • Bri
    • January 14, 2014

22. Adjustable train platform door tested in Saitama

    By cteno4, September 3, 2013
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    • cteno4
    • September 3, 2013

23. Advice? Any *must have* books for trainspotting

    By RogerMc, September 20, 2019
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    • cteno4
    • September 20, 2019

24. After some information about a fictional future JR map

    By bluejeans, December 12, 2016
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    • kvp
    • December 12, 2016

25. After successful first year, Kyoto Railway Museum faces challenge

    By bill937ca, May 29, 2017
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    • Das Steinkopf
    • June 19, 2017