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2020
“ICOCA commuter pass” will be released between Osaka Metro and JR West
November 14, 2020
New station “Kadode” opened, and Goka Station changes its name to “Gokaku” on Oigawa Railway Oigawa Line
November 12, 2020
Tokyu will also advance the schedule of last trains by the timetable revision in the spring of 2021
November 11, 2020
One-day open tickets will be released in 2020 to commemorate “Saitama Prefectural Citizen’s Day”
November 10, 2020
Seibu Railway will advance the schedule of last trains by the timetable revision in the spring of 2021
November 9, 2020
Summary of railway operation updates due to COVID-19 – West Japan (as of November 6, 2020)
November 6, 2020
Summary of railway operation updates due to COVID-19 – East Japan (as of November 6, 2020)
November 6, 2020
New stations “Wutthakat” and “Nikhom Rotfai Maha Chai” opened on the SRT Maeklong Line
November 5, 2020
New station “Kintore” opened between Dyce and Inverurie in Scotland
November 5, 2020
Changed the boundary between JR Shikoku and Asa Seaside Railway from Kaifu Station to Awa-Kainan Station
November 2, 2020
Resumes operation for the first time in 4 months between Yatsushiro and Sashiki on the Hisatsu Orange Railway
November 2, 2020
Resumes operation for the first time in a year between Tomino and Marumori on the Abukuma Kyuko Line
November 2, 2020
New station “Minami-yorii” opened between Tobu-Takezawa and Obusuma on the Tobu Tojo Line
November 2, 2020
App “World Transit Maps” lands in the Americas! Free railway maps of United States will release
October 2, 2020
Pre-operation of “TOKYO BRT” connecting Tokyo downtown and the coastal areas started
October 1, 2020
Operation resumed on JR Iida Line between Misakubo and Hiraoka (updated on September 28, 2020)
September 28, 2020
The Metropolitan Railway Suin Line was extended between Suwon and Hanyang University at Ansan, and started direct operation through into the Bundang Line
September 12, 2020
Operation resumed on Ōigawa Railway Ōigawa Line between Ieyama and Senzu (updated on August 31, 2020)
September 12, 2020
Disrupted operation on partial sections of JR Kyūdai Line and Hisatsu Line (updated on August 31, 2020)
August 31, 2020
Resumed operation of JR Geibi Line between Miyoshi and Shimo-fukawa (updated on August 15, 2020)
August 15, 2020
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