Kyoto City will release the “Pedestrian-Friendly City Kyoto Rail Ticket” for Kyoto sightseeing in winter, which allows unlimited rides on routes within the valid area of 5 railway operators.
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Month: November 2020
Asa Seaside Railway changes generations from diesel train to DMV after 29 years of history
Asa Seaside Railway will finish the train service on the Asa-to Line (between Kaifu Station and Kannoura Station), which will be replaced with a DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle), on November 30, 2020 (Monday).
Read MoreKeisei moves the last train ahead / the first train behind from the spring of 2021
Keisei Electric Railway announced that they will review the timetable in the spring of 2021 and move the last train time ahead and the first train time behind on the Keisei Main Line.
Read MoreSeoul railways and metros reduce midnight operations – COVID-19 re-expansion
Due to the rapid increase in the number of people infected with COVID-19 in South Korea, the number of midnight trains of railways and subways in the Seoul metropolitan area has been reduced.
Read MoreNew station “Fuseishi” on the Kotoden Kotohira Line – Timetable revised on all Kotoden Lines
Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railroad (Kotoden) opened a new station “Fuseishi Station” (Takamatsu City, Kagawa) on November 28 (Saturday), 2020, which was established between Sanjo Station and Ota Station on the Kotohira Line.
Read MoreKeikyu moves the last train ahead in the spring of 2021 – 30 minutes earlier for Keikyu Kurihama
Keikyu Railway announced that the timetable will be revised in the spring of 2021 and move the last train time ahead on weekdays by about 15 to 30 minutes on all Keikyu Lines except the Daishi line.
Read More“Ureshino-Onsen” “Shin-Omura” – New station name decided on Kyushu Shinkansen West Kyushu Route
JR Kyushu has announced the official names of the new stations, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2022, on the Kyushu Shinkansen (九州新幹線) West Kyushu Route (between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki) and the Omura Line (大村線). The new stations on the Kyushu Shinkansen, which have been tentatively named so far, have been decided to be “Ureshino-Onsen Station” (嬉野温泉, Ureshino City, Saga) and “Shin-Omura Station” (新大村, Omura City, Nagasaki). Shin-Omura Station will also be installed on the conventional Omura Line (between Takematsu Station and Suwa Station), and passengers can transfer trains. The station names of “Takeo-Onsen Station” (武雄温泉), “Isahaya Station” (諫早), and “Nagasaki Station” (長崎) that connect to existing…
Read MoreOme Line suspended between Haijima and Ome due to track switching at Ushihama
JR East will suspend all train between Haijima Station and Ome Station on the Ome Line from around 21:00 on November 28, 2020 (Saturday) to around 6:40 on November 29, 2020 (Sunday) due to track switching work at Ushihama Station.
Read MoreEnjoy “Unagi” at Narita on your smartphone – Discount ticket released from Keisei
Keisei Electric Railway will release a reasonable ticket “Narita Unagi Ticket” that includes a round-trip ticket for the Keisei Line and a meal ticket available at famous eel restaurants in Narita City.
Read MoreTobu Railway operates ski / snowboard night train “Snowpal 23:55” this winter
Enjoy powder snow from the beginning in the morning! Tobu Railway will operate the overnight train “Snowpal 23:55” using the express vehicles a total of 27 times this winter.
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