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 …
A passenger suffered a fracture after a limited express train driver mishandled the brakes. According to JR Kyushu, at around 1:30 p.m. on the 23rd, the driver of the southbound limited express train “Aso Boy!” made a braking error between Minami-Kumamoto Station and Shin-Suizenji Station Read More …
Minamoa, a commercial facility at Hiroshima Station, has been open for one year. Hiroshima Electric Railway’s streetcars run on its second floor. We followed the present and future of Hiroden, which has been changing along with the changes in the city.
Heisei Chikuhō Railway, which has been struggling financially due to a decline in ridership, has decided to discontinue its railway service and convert it into a bus service. The statutory council says it will formulate a concrete plan by the end of next fiscal year. Read More …