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Goodbye to Tokaido Shinkansen sales wagon – Where can I buy coffee and ice creams?
August 25, 2023
JR Area Passes prices will be also raised – Following “JAPAN RAIL PASS” from October
August 18, 2023
Can’t buy “Suica/PASMO” due to lack of stock – What’s happening to the Tokyo Railways?
August 4, 2023
Touch your credit card when riding Enoden – Can this service ease tourism congestion?
May 25, 2023
“JAPAN RAIL PASS” price will be raised by 88% – All JR lines Unlimited rides for tourists
May 15, 2023
Six JR companies will revise timetables – Higher speed limit makes Shinkansen faster
December 29, 2022
JR East trains run all night on New Year’s Eve – Operation will be reduced from last year
December 12, 2022
Shinkansen aims for “Semi-automated driving” – JR Central shows future railway vision
November 9, 2022
Keikyu’s brand new multi purpose train “Le Ciel” – Logo designed with a soft blue “Sky”
April 19, 2022
“Business Booth” allows meeting on the train – Trial on Tokaido & San-yo Shinkansen
April 15, 2022
Tokyo Metro operates all night on New Year’s Eve – “Metro New Year” runs for Enoshima
December 9, 2020
Keikyu operates all night on New Year’s Eve – Early morning train runs on New Year’s Day
December 9, 2020
With free round-trip Romance Car ticket in this winter – Odakyu Hakone Freepass
December 3, 2020
Keikyu moves the last train ahead in the spring of 2021 – 30 minutes earlier for Keikyu Kurihama
November 27, 2020
Sotetsu Railway advances the last train time in the spring of 2021
November 19, 2020
New Year’s Eve all-night operation on JR East lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area
November 19, 2020
Operation resumed on Hakone Tozan Railway between Hakone-yumoto and Gōra
July 23, 2020
9 stations of Keikyu & Tokyo Monorail has been renamed
March 14, 2020
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August 19, 2025
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August 17, 2025
44-years-old: the “first subway cars” on Kyoto Karasuma Line nearing retirement – The last one train with “front frame & windowless connecting doors”
August 16, 2025
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August 14, 2025
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August 7, 2025
JR East abolishes discount fares in the Tokyo area in its first fare revision since the launch – Also abolishes most of the designated discount sections where other railways compete
August 6, 2025
Tokyu’s iconic “Green Frogs” train recognized as a Mechanical Heritage – The unconventional “round body” made it possible to increase the speed of the Toyoko Line
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August 4, 2025
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