January 12, 2017 • 28m
Tsugaru Railway is a local private railway that runs for 20.7km in Aomori Prefecture, in northern Japan. Its "Stove Train" is now ...Read more
January 19, 2017 • 28m
Japanese rails and train wheels are currently gaining worldwide attention due to wear and tear resistance and reliability. The dur...Read more
February 17, 2017 • 28m
3 railways have been competing for dominance of the Osaka-Kyoto region since the 1920's. The Keihan Electric Railway's many S-curv...Read more
March 10, 2017 • 28m
The Iiyama Line in Nagano Prefecture operates in one of Japan's snowiest regions. 7.85m of snow has been recorded along the line, ...Read more
April 7, 2017 • 28m
Japan's high-speed rail system, the shinkansen, may soon be flying across the U.S., with plans to connect 2 major cities in Texas....Read more
April 14, 2017 • 28m
There are currently over 100 tourist trains in service throughout Japan. Among the various companies operating tourist trains, the...Read more
May 12, 2017 • 28m
The Toden Arakawa Line is a streetcar service in the center of Tokyo. There are over 30 stops on the 12.2km line, and transports o...Read more
May 19, 2017 • 28m
From high-speed Shinkansen to tourist trains operated by local railways, onboard trolley services are available on various trains,...Read more
June 16, 2017 • 28m
Series Kiha 40 diesel trains were mass-produced in the late 1970's, and were highly valued on non-electrified lines. These workhor...Read more
July 14, 2017 • 28m
At Narita and Kansai International Airports, railways providing access into the city must constantly offer better services at lowe...Read more
July 21, 2017 • 28m
15 million people commute in and out of Tokyo every day, and most of them now use prepaid e-money cards. Because one card can be r...Read more
August 11, 2017 • 28m
"HIGH RAIL 1375" is JR East's newest tourist train, which started operating in July 2017. The train runs on the JR Koumi Line thro...Read more
September 8, 2017 • 28m
May 2017 saw the launch of JR East's new cruise train, "Train Suite Shiki-shima". "Cruise trains" are a new type of luxury train t...Read more
September 15, 2017 • 28m
From August 2017, TOBU Railway started operating "SL TAIJU"; a tourist steam train and the first steam service on the railway for ...Read more
October 6, 2017 • 28m
Preservation activities are ongoing for old stations and trains that contributed to the modernization of Japan, as they are a vita...Read more
October 20, 2017 • 28m
Hankyu Corporation in Osaka, Japan's second largest metropolitan area, has successfully increased ridership by using diversified b...Read more
November 17, 2017 • 28m
1957 saw the opening of Japan's first monorail. 60 years on, Japan is a world leader in monorail technology with 11 lines currentl...Read more
December 15, 2017 • 28m
JR Central, which operates the Japanese high-speed "Tokaido Shinkansen", also operates 12 conventional lines totaling 1,420km. To ...Read more