miyakoji Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 This isn't very new anymore, but I don't recall seeing anything about it... JR West introduced alphabetic line designations for the Kinki and Chugoku regions some time around August 2014. It was asked in an Ompuchaneru thread (http://rail-uploader.khz-net.com/index.php?id=37062) why there's a "Q" on the destination board of a Namba-bound rapid on the Yamatoji Line. The answer is that the Yamatoji Line (aka Kansai Main Line from Nara to JR Namba) is the Q Line. Apparently this is to help foreigners. JR West page with some graphics: https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2014/08/page_5993.html I could really do with some higher-resolution versions of those images :) Link to comment
katoftw Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I was there in October travelling the network. I cannot say I noticed the letters. Only the colours of the lines. Link to comment
katoftw Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) wrong thread Edited January 26, 2015 by katoftw Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 And the majority wil go on using the old designations, which are more helpful and illustrative for anyone staying beyond two weeks anyway. I think there was a thread about this a few weeks back on the SSC board. Link to comment
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