JR Hokkaido will increase the running speed in the Seikan Tunnel during the year-end and New Year holidays, and announced that some train times on the Hokkaido Shinkansen will be changed.
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Category: Japan Railway News
Keihan revises timetable on January 31 – “Premium Car” will increase
Keihan Electric Railway announced that it will change the timetable of the Keihan Line on January 31, 2021 (Sunday), and will significantly increase the number of seat-designated special vehicles “Premium Car.”
Read MoreFree ride all day on Wakasa Railway on December 6 – The 90th anniversary of its opening
Wakasa Railway, which operates the local railway Wakasa Line in Tottori Prefecture, will hold the Thanksgiving Festival on December 6, 2020 (Sunday), commemorating the 90th anniversary of the opening of the entire line. On the day, the fare for all sections will be free of charge.
Read MoreNagasaki Streetcar abolishes New Year’s Midnight Train from this year
Nagasaki Electric Tramway has announced that they will not run the “Hatsumode Train” from 2020, which had been operating at midnight from New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day.
Read MoreWith free round-trip Romance Car ticket in this winter – Odakyu Hakone Freepass
Odakyu Electric Railway sells a limited-time product with a free voucher for a round-trip Romance Car limited express ticket on the “Digital Hakone Freepass” using the smartphone app.
Read MoreExtra chartered buses to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on the Alpico Kotsu Kamikochi Line
In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Alpico Kotsu is increasing the number of operation by chartered bus on the Kamikochi railway line.
Read MoreTokyo Metro moves the last train ahead by about 10 minutes on the all routes from the spring of 2021
Tokyo Metro announced that they will move the last train time ahead by about 10 minutes on all routes in the timetable revision to be carried out in the spring of 2021.
Read MoreTobu Railway moves the last train ahead in the spring of 2021 – No change on TOBU URBAN PARK Line
Tobu Railway announced that the last train time of the TOBU SKYTREE Line, Daishi Line and Tojo Line will be moved ahead by the timetable revision in the spring of 2021.
Read MoreWinter smooth sightseeing in Kyoto by train and on foot “Pedestrian-Friendly City Kyoto Rail Ticket”
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.
Read MoreAsa 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).
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