On March 18th, Hankyu Railway launched a new service using transportation IC cards. Entry and exit to the same station are free for up to 20 minutes, making it more convenient for passing through stations, dropping off/picking up passengers, and using shops inside stations. What Read More …
Early on the morning of the 29th, a Shinkansen train was seen traveling along a national highway. The Kyushu Shinkansen “Tsubame” train departed from the General Rolling Stock Depot in Minami Ward, Kumamoto City, and was turning at an intersection on National Route 3. Even Read More …
The Hello Kitty Shinkansen, which will cease operations in May 2026, held its final event at JR Shin-Shimonoseki Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture, attracting many fans. Approximately eight years have passed since it began operation in 2018. This Shinkansen, which has gained popularity for its cute Read More …
JR Central has hired its first ever “career-hired station staff” this spring. What was the reason for taking the plunge and hiring in the “railway division,” which had not previously done so? At Tokyo Station, used by more than 1 million people every day, as Read More …
(Reporter Junki Takahashi) I am on the Kita 5-jo side of the street that was closed to traffic today. There is hardly any traffic congestion right now, but before the broadcast started, there were a few cars with their turn signals on, intending to turn Read More …
At around 5:30 a.m., a collision occurred between a moving train and a passenger car at a level crossing near Higashi-Fuchu Station on the Keio Line in Fuchu City, Tokyo. Kansai TV’s “Shunkan LIVE Toretate!” obtained footage taken immediately after the accident, showing the wreckage Read More …
YouTube Shioneru posted a video “The first and last time I rode the Rumoi Main Line”. Her first book, “Travel YouTuber Shioneru’s Railway Exploration Diary,” is now on sale!! Please look for it at bookstores all over the country ✨ It’s also available online → Read More …
A large crowd of people disembarked at Ishikari-Numata Station in western Hokkaido. Their destination was a train running through rice paddies covered in lingering snow. It was the JR Rumoi Line, the shortest major railway line in Japan, running at a total length of 14.4 Read More …
A JR East limited express train has been classified as a serious incident after a door opened while the train was in motion. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, at around 2 p.m. the day before yesterday, the “Kaiji” limited express Read More …
On the 28th, a JR limited express train entered Nagoya Station while the driver was asleep at the wheel. Approximately 180 passengers were on board when the train came to an emergency stop just before reaching the platform. According to JR Central, shortly after 3 Read More …
A camera linked to AI is being used to combat overtourism. This is a railway crossing in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, a popular tourist destination for fans of the manga “Slam Dunk,” attracting many visitors from both Japan and abroad. A tourist from Hong Kong Read More …
The “Linear Chuo Shinkansen” is a planned project that will connect Shinagawa and Nagoya in just about 40 minutes, traveling at 500 kilometers per hour. Instead of wheels, the train will levitate using the power of “superconductivity.” The total construction cost is a massive 11 Read More …
The Rumoi Line of JR Hokkaido, between Ishikari-Numata and Fukagawa, will be discontinued on March 31, 2026. We’re releasing rare footage from STV! We plan to broadcast the final run live on March 31st.
For today’s review, I go back 15 years ago. The early years of “Train Simulator Classic” (ala “RailWorks 3: Train Simulator 2012”) and of course, since the release of DLC, there have been improvements to “Train Simulator Classic” and how developers are really trying to Read More …
The DD51 diesel locomotive, which pulled famous trains in Japan such as the Blue Train for over half a century, has seen a small number of units remain in active service in Japan, with most having been retired and scrapped. However, some continue to operate Read More …
The Rumoi Line of JR Hokkaido, between Ishikari-Numata and Fukagawa, will be discontinued on March 31, 2026.
It has been revealed that a “new mode of transportation” will be installed at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to replace the discontinued monorail.
Seibu Railway’s new train cars, perfect for baseball games and accessing amusement parks, have made their debut.
The seven JR companies, including JR East and JR Central, have begun an initiative to standardize materials and parts for railway electrical equipment for the first time. Since privatization in 1987, the seven JR companies have each developed their own parts, but amidst a growing Read More …
A new type of train has been unveiled in the Yamaguchi area for the first time in 45 years. JR West Japan unveiled three series of 227 series trains that will run on the Sanyo Line, “RedWing,” “Urara,” and “Kizashi,” to the press at the Read More …
For today’s review, I go back 14 years ago. The early years of “Train Simulator Classic” (ala “RailWorks 3: Train Simulator 2012”) and of course, since the release of DLC, there have been improvements to “Train Simulator Classic” and how developers are really trying to Read More …
A meeting was held last night to discuss the future of the Toyama Chihō Railway’s “Main Line,” and the results of cost estimates for maintaining the section running parallel to the Ainokaze Toyama Railway and for discontinuing it were presented. Toyama Prefecture aims to finalize Read More …
The Hokkaido Shinkansen will celebrate its 10th anniversary since opening on the 26th. The main advantage of the extension to Sapporo is its speed, but the Sapporo-Tokyo journey will take “4 and a half hours”. Will this actually be possible? A very rare Shinkansen, the Read More …