Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Construction on the Tokyu Toyoko Line

   By ote-m, April 8, 2015
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   • railsquid
   • April 9, 2015

2. Tech questions anew: Power control gear on JNR era electrics

   By NGT6 1315, April 6, 2015
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   • kvp
   • April 11, 2015

3. More bad news for JR Hokkaido

   By JR 500系, April 4, 2015
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   • Robert46
   • June 8, 2015

4. More tech questions re Class DD51 and DE10 diesels

   By NGT6 1315, April 2, 2015
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   • NGT6 1315
   • April 3, 2015

5. Various tech questions re JR DMUs

   By NGT6 1315, March 29, 2015
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   • HantuBlauLOL
   • March 29, 2015

6. New Railway Companies Born

   By katoftw, March 29, 2015
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   • Sacto1985
   • April 4, 2015

7. Why are romancecars articulated?

   By utrainia, March 14, 2015
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   • Densha
   • March 15, 2015

8. TV program heads up Saturday evening- Shinkansen 2 hr. special

   By bikkuri bahn, March 13, 2015   

   • asahi tv
   • shinkansen
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   • dabsan
   • March 15, 2015

9. Favorite Blue Trains Poll

   By 1954G, March 7, 2015
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   • westfalen
   • March 11, 2015

10. Sagano Railway to begin Stove Train operations.

    By katoftw, March 7, 2015
    • 2 replies
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    • JR 500系
    • March 7, 2015

11. Spring timetable revision, not so rosy aspects

    By bikkuri bahn, March 6, 2015   

    • timetable revision
    • jreast
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      • chiba prefecture
    • 3 replies
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    • westfalen
    • March 7, 2015

12. JR Electric Locos

    By wazzd, March 6, 2015
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    • ToniBabelony
    • March 6, 2015

13. Park where you can see shinkansen trains whizzing by

    By bikkuri bahn, March 5, 2015   

    • hokuriku shinkansen
    • e7
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      • jrwest
      • ishikawa prefecture
    • 3 replies
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    • cteno4
    • March 5, 2015

14. Differences between gran class seating

    By bikkuri bahn, March 5, 2015   

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    • jreast
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      • e5
      • e7
    • 7 replies
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    • spacecadet
    • March 6, 2015

15. Suica & Monorail

    By YamanoteRider95, March 4, 2015
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    • Guest
    • March 27, 2015

16. Nippon Mining Saganoseki Railway

    By stevenh, March 3, 2015
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    • Nick_Burman
    • March 4, 2015

17. Japan Railway Journal

    By dmustu, March 1, 2015
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • March 1, 2015

18. what is the Kawagoe Freight Line?

    By miyakoji, February 28, 2015   

    • jreast
    • omiya
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      • kawagoe
      • kawagoe line
      • nisshin
      • 205 series
      • freight line
    • 2 replies
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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 28, 2015

19. Tokaido Shinkansen to begin 285km/h operation next month

    By bikkuri bahn, February 27, 2015   

    • speed-up
    • tokaido shinkansen
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    • 2 replies
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    • The Next Station Is...
    • February 28, 2015

20. TV program heads up Sunday morning March 1

    By bikkuri bahn, February 26, 2015   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 26, 2015

21. Omiya Railway Museum special exhibitions March 14~

    By bikkuri bahn, February 26, 2015   

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    • railway museum
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      • omiya
      • hokuriku shinkansen
      • ueno tokyo line
    • 4 replies
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    • JR 500系
    • February 26, 2015

22. Driver familiarization runs begin on Ueno Tokyo Line

    By bikkuri bahn, February 25, 2015   

    • ueno tokyo line
    • jreast
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    • 12 replies
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    • katoftw
    • March 27, 2015

23. Ueno Tokyo Line special trains

    By bikkuri bahn, February 25, 2015   

    • jr east
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      • kinugawa
      • odoriko
      • 185 series
      • 253 series
      • 651 series
      • through running
    • 2 replies
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    • Guest
    • February 27, 2015

24. Tokyo Metro 01 Series to Kumamoto Dentetsu 1 2

    By miyakoji, February 22, 2015   

    • subway
    • tokyo
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      • eidan
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      • kyushu
    • 27 replies
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    • gerryo
    • August 21, 2015

25. The danger of watching NHK World...

    By Ken Ford, February 20, 2015
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    • miyakoji
    • February 20, 2015