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Sotetsu-Tokyu Link Line got the Grand Prize – Japan Railway Award selected 5 winners
October 6, 2023
“YUFUIN NO MORI” will soon be back again – JR Kyushu restores damages by heavy rain
July 20, 2023
Minamiaso Railway overcomes the earthquake – Restarting full operation after 7 years
July 10, 2023
The only “DAY OUT WITH THOMAS” in Asia – Meet the tank engine on Oigawa Railway
March 3, 2023
Minamiaso Railway new diesel car unvailed – Restoring from the Kumamoto earthquake
January 10, 2023
Kamikochi Line will restart full operation on June – Damaged by the heavy rain in 2021
May 12, 2022
Earthquake-damaged Tohoku Shinkansen resumed – takes extra time due to slow driving
April 14, 2022
Tohoku Shinkansen will resume in full on April 14 – Recovering well from the earthquake
April 6, 2022
Tohoku Shinkansen reaches Fukushima on April 2 – Recovering from heavy earthquake
April 1, 2022
Countdown to restoration of the damaged bridge – Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line
December 26, 2020
JR Suigun Line will resume train operation by March 2021
November 21, 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
Operation resumed on JR Iida Line between Misakubo and Hiraoka (updated on September 28, 2020)
September 28, 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
Resumed operation of JR Hōhi Line between Higo-ōzu and Aso after 4 years and 4 months
August 8, 2020
Outlook for restarting operation on partial section of Hisatsu Orange Railway (updated on August 5, 2020)
August 5, 2020
Operation resumed on Hakone Tozan Railway between Hakone-yumoto and Gōra
July 23, 2020
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