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C61 steam locomotive “SL Gumma” runs on Golden Week with newly designed rollsigns
March 29, 2022
Extra train “The Blue Superb View Nemophila” runs from Omiya to Hitachi Seaside Park
March 27, 2022
JR East operates trains directly connecting between Zenkoji and Suwa Taisha in Nagano
March 26, 2022
[Service Status] Kutchan – Shikaribetsu on the Hakodate Line is disrupted in 2 weeks
April 9, 2021
Tobu could not drive even once ski night train “Snowpal 23:55” bound for Aizu Kogen
March 9, 2021
Mukawa – Samani on Hidaka Line will be abolished on April 1 – Abandoned for restoration
January 6, 2021
[Breaking news] Toei Oedo Line runs every 10 minutes – The drivers was infected with COVID-19
December 30, 2020
Kumamoto Dentetsu runs midnight on New Year’s Eve – All trains end around 18:00 on New Year’s Day
December 30, 2020
Countdown to restoration of the damaged bridge – Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line
December 26, 2020
Disrupted due to heavy snow – Kisuki Line between Izumo-Yokota and Bingo-Ochiai
December 23, 2020
Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line revised timetable in March 2021 – The last train moved ahead
December 22, 2020
“WEST EXPRESS GINGA” – New long-distance train starts running to the San-yo area
December 18, 2020
Go to monkey hot spring with “Snow Monkey Pass” – Nagano Electric Railway
December 16, 2020
Unlimited riding Tsukuba Express – “TX! 1-Day Open Ticket” for winter
December 15, 2020
“Diamond Fuji” from Tama Monorail – Only for 2 and a half months in winter
December 15, 2020
“Hokuso Line 1-day pass” – Go out avoiding crowds for New Year holidays
December 14, 2020
Nishitetsu train runs all night to Dazaifu Tenmangu from New Year’s Eve
December 12, 2020
New Year’s Day on Rinkai Line, Yurikamome & Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line
December 12, 2020
Nagoya Subway runs on New Year’s Eve midnight – Not through overnight
December 12, 2020
Sapporo Subway cancels midnight trains on New Year’s Eve – COVID-19
December 12, 2020
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