Japan Rail: News & General Discussion

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1. Central Japan 2-day ticket

   By Kabutoni, July 26, 2016
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   • Kabutoni
   • July 27, 2016

2. What are these cables for?

   By Beaver, September 21, 2018
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   • bikkuri bahn
   • September 24, 2018

3. Wasabi Terrorism & Cranky Conductor

   By bill937ca, October 12, 2016
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   • bill937ca
   • October 12, 2016

4. Sanriku Railway Wrapping Train Crowdfunding

   By katem, September 1, 2022
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   • katem
   • April 17, 2023

5. One year to opening of "Umekita New Station" (Osaka Station underground platforms)

   By bikkuri bahn, March 5, 2022   

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   • HankyuDentetsu
   • April 17, 2022

6. TV program heads up May 11(Mon)

   By bikkuri bahn, May 5, 2015   

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   • bikkuri bahn
   • May 15, 2015

7. Osaka Modern Transportation Museum to close April 6, 2014

   By miyakoji, July 27, 2013   

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   • westfalen
   • August 2, 2013

8. List of Threads: New Trains and Retirements

   By disturbman, January 31, 2011
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   • bill937ca
   • February 10, 2011

9. Keihan Otsu Lines livery change

   By Suica, June 5, 2017
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   • Suica
   • June 5, 2017

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

    By bikkuri bahn, February 27, 2015   

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    • The Next Station Is...
    • February 28, 2015

11. Ueno Tokyo Line test runs begin

    By bikkuri bahn, August 1, 2014
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    • Sacto1985
    • August 2, 2014

12. Connection between 107 and 165 Series?

    By Welshbloke, March 21, 2016
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    • Welshbloke
    • March 21, 2016

13. "The Three Big Rail Mysteries that Defined Japan’s Summer of 1949"

    By railsquid, May 6, 2018
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    • Welshbloke
    • May 6, 2018

14. Nippon Sharyo receives big train order

    By bikkuri bahn, February 1, 2012
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    • The_Ghan
    • February 1, 2012

15. JR West Shin Kaisoku 50th anniversary Oct.1 2020

    By bikkuri bahn, September 30, 2020   

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    • miyakoji
    • October 3, 2020

16. Subliminal ads fast-tracked for maglev trains in Japan

    By cteno4, April 3, 2017
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    • cteno4
    • April 3, 2017

17. New trams for Keifuku Electric Railroad

    By bill937ca, May 30, 2023
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    • Vossibear
    • May 30, 2023

18. what is the Kawagoe Freight Line?

    By miyakoji, February 28, 2015   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • February 28, 2015

19. Retirement/Replacement of JR East 485 EMU "Irodori"

    By 984smurf, September 15, 2017
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    • kvp
    • September 18, 2017

20. Sahashi 153s?

    By Welshbloke, April 4, 2017
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    • Welshbloke
    • April 6, 2017

21. EF81 Early Version

    By Steve, August 20, 2020
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    • lighthouse
    • August 20, 2020

22. The secret piece of information hiding in plain sight on Tokyo’s subway signs

    By gmat, November 25, 2020
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    • railsquid
    • November 25, 2020

23. Seibu Musashigaoka Depot open day 2013

    By bikkuri bahn, June 15, 2013   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • June 15, 2013

24. 500 Shinkansen in Kyoto Railway Museum getting EVA livery

    By Yavianice, February 22, 2018
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    • cteno4
    • February 24, 2018

25. Seibu Tokorozawa Station "Totoro" Departure Melody

    By bikkuri bahn, November 26, 2020   

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    • bikkuri bahn
    • November 29, 2020