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JR Central to test fare collection with “PayPay” for three months on Iida Line trains – Transportation IC cards not chosen
July 22, 2025
The station with the shortest business days in Japan to open for two days only – Commemorative tickets only on-site with different designs for both days
July 18, 2025
Nishitetsu’s oldest train 600 series to feature nostalgic revival paintwork – Running for over 60 years on the Omuta & Kaizuka Lines
July 17, 2025
Reserved seat cars with Wi-Fi and power outlets expend to “Express for Shibuya” – Sit comfortably for just 500 yen on the Toyoko Line from Yokohama
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Popular tourist trains in northern Kanto and Shikoku collaborate for the first time – offering limited-edition “craft beer” from each region on board
July 15, 2025
Yamagata Shinkansen “Tsubasa” direct to Tokyo will expand from 1 to 3 round trips – E8 series train malfunction still unknown
July 14, 2025
“All-you-can-drink” beer train returns to Fujikyu Railway – Realizing a midsummer beer trip of “up to five hours” at the foot of Mount Fuji
July 11, 2025
New “rapid service” from Hiroshima Station to Kamiyacho – With the opening of the Hiroden “Ekimae Ohashi Route”
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