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Six JR companies will revise timetables – Higher speed limit makes Shinkansen faster

December 29, 2022December 28, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

JR East E7 series operated on the Joetsu/Hokuriku Shinkansen (PhotoNetwork/Photo AC)

The six JR Group passenger railway companies will revise their timetables on March 18, 2023 (Sat), speeding up and increasing the number of trains on the Shinkansen, opening new stations on conventional lines, and improving transportation through the progress of double-tracking.

Tsushimanomiya station opens 2 days a year – Just for the summer festival of a shrine

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

JR Shikoku will open “Tsushimanomiya Station” on the Yosan Line, which is known as “JR Station with the shortest business days in Japan” for the first time in three years, and will make a total of 64 local trains stopping there during the period.

Asa Seaside Railway changes generations from diesel train to DMV after 29 years of history

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

Asa Seaside Railway ASA-100 "Shiokaze" (right) and JR Shikoku 1200 series at Kaifu Station, which can no longer be together

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).

Summary of railway operation updates due to COVID-19 – West Japan (as of November 6, 2020)

November 6, 2020November 22, 2020 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

We have summarized the status of updates in operation schedules of each railway operator due to COVID-19 (as of November 6, 2020, excluding in normal operation). Please check the latest operation status before using. Izu Kyuko Some local trains are canceled from evening to night. The last train will be moved up at some stations. JR Central The Tokaido Shinkansen is operated by a special timetable based on the number of passengers. Some extra “Nozomi” trains will be set up on days when a number of passengers are expected. Meitetsu Of “μ-SKY” (Meitetsu-Gifu, Shin-Unuma and Meitetsu Nagoya – Central Japan International Airport), 22 trains on weekdays and 35 on Weekends…

Changed the boundary between JR Shikoku and Asa Seaside Railway from Kaifu Station to Awa-Kainan Station

November 2, 2020November 15, 2020 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

On Sunday, November 1, 2020, JR Shikoku and Asa Seaside Railway changed the boundary station between the two companies from Kaifu Station (Tokushima) to Awa-Kainan Station (Tokushima). As a result, the section between Kaifu Station and Awa-Kainan Station on the JR Mugi Line has been incorporated into the Asa-to Line of Asa Seaside Railway. That is due to the fact that the Asa Seaside Railway, which operates between Kaifu Station and Kannoura Station (Kochi), plans to introduce a DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle) by March 2021. The DMV is the world’s first transportation system equipped with both rubber tires and railroad bogies, capable of running on both railroads and roads. The…

Operation resumed on JR Yosan Line between Uchiko and Iyo-ōzu (updated on July 20, 2020)

July 20, 2020November 15, 2020 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

JR Shikoku resumed train operation on Yosan Line (予讃線) between Uchiko Station (U10: 内子, Ehime) and Iyo-ōzu Station (U14: 伊予大洲, Kyoto) on July 20, 2020, that has been disrupted due to the effects of the heavy rain disaster in July, 2020.

‘Minami-iyo’ – New station on JR Yosan Line has launched business

March 14, 2020November 15, 2020 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

A new station, ‘Minami-iyo Station (南伊予, U02-1)’, has been established between Kita-iyo and Iyo-yokota stations (Ehime) on the JR Yosan Line, and started business on March 14, 2020. This new station is located adjacent to the new depot in accordance with the relocation of the depot and freight station near Matsuyama Station.