Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Shinkansen 100 yen coin exchange begins nationwide 4/22

   By bikkuri bahn, April 23, 2015   

   • 100 yen coin
   • shinkansen
   • 4 replies
   • 1.5k views
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   • NuclearErick
   • April 25, 2015

2. Details of Technology of Gauge Changing for Mini Shinkansen 1 2

   By Robert46, April 22, 2015
   • 32 replies
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   • ToniBabelony
   • April 25, 2015

3. JR East 719 series Frutia

   By miyakoji, November 29, 2014   

   • jreast
   • 719 series
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     • 719 series
     • joyful train
     • joyful
     • banetsu line
     • banetsu west line
     • aizu
     • aizu-wakamatsu
     • fukushima
     • koriyama
   • 21 replies
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   • JR 500系
   • April 25, 2015

4. Incident on Yamanote Line, Yamanote & Keihin-T Line services suspended

   By bikkuri bahn, April 12, 2015   

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   • yamanote line
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     • yamanote line
     • keihin tohoku line
   • 20 replies
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   • JR 500系
   • April 24, 2015

5. Moscow Tram Parade

   By marknewton, April 15, 2015   

   • moscow
   • trams
   • 2 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • marknewton
   • April 23, 2015

6. Looking for maps, railroad or not, or things to put on walls

   By ote-m, January 22, 2015
   • 7 replies
   • 1k views
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   • Takahama Trainwatcher
   • April 18, 2015

7. Can someone explain to me what's going on in this video?

   By ote-m, April 16, 2015
   • 5 replies
   • 850 views
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   • katoftw
   • April 16, 2015

8. The different codes of latest shinkansens

   By Robert46, April 15, 2015
   • 5 replies
   • 975 views
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   • Densha
   • April 15, 2015

9. Narita Express 253 Series Formations Question

   By 1954G, April 14, 2015
   • 2 replies
   • 673 views
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   • 1954G
   • April 14, 2015

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

    By NGT6 1315, April 6, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 978 views
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    • kvp
    • April 11, 2015

11. A Day At Sanriku Railway

    By katoftw, April 11, 2015
    • 0 replies
    • 615 views
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    • katoftw
    • April 11, 2015

12. Construction on the Tokyu Toyoko Line

    By ote-m, April 8, 2015
    • 15 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • railsquid
    • April 9, 2015

13. Rapport cake shops at Tokyo and Yurakucho stations

    By Rail Announcement, April 9, 2015
    • 2 replies
    • 960 views
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    • Rail Announcement
    • April 9, 2015

14. New Railway Companies Born

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

15. More tech questions re Class DD51 and DE10 diesels

    By NGT6 1315, April 2, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • NGT6 1315
    • April 3, 2015

16. Various tech questions re JR DMUs

    By NGT6 1315, March 29, 2015
    • 1 reply
    • 699 views
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    • HantuBlauLOL
    • March 29, 2015

17. Driver familiarization runs begin on Ueno Tokyo Line

    By bikkuri bahn, February 25, 2015   

    • ueno tokyo line
    • jreast
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      • jreast
      • tohoku junkan line
      • e655
    • 12 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • katoftw
    • March 27, 2015

18. Suica & Monorail

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

19. Why are romancecars articulated?

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

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

    By bikkuri bahn, March 13, 2015   

    • asahi tv
    • shinkansen
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      • shinkansen
      • hokuriku shinkansen
      • tv program
    • 22 replies
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    • dabsan
    • March 15, 2015

21. Trains on TV, Fuji TV Sat. May 10

    By bikkuri bahn, May 3, 2014   

    • fuji tv
    • real scope hyper
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      • odakyu
      • limited express
      • tv program
    • 7 replies
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    • dabsan
    • March 15, 2015

22. Favorite Blue Trains Poll

    By 1954G, March 7, 2015
    • 24 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • westfalen
    • March 11, 2015

23. Sagano Railway to begin Stove Train operations.

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

24. Spring timetable revision, not so rosy aspects

    By bikkuri bahn, March 6, 2015   

    • timetable revision
    • jreast
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      • jreast
      • itsukaichi line
      • service cuts
      • chiba prefecture
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • westfalen
    • March 7, 2015

25. Differences between gran class seating

    By bikkuri bahn, March 5, 2015   

    • gran class
    • jreast
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      • jreast
      • tohoku shinkansen
      • hokuriku shinkansen
      • e5
      • e7
    • 7 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • spacecadet
    • March 6, 2015