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Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The world's first High-Speed Railway, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, celebrates it's 55th anniversary of operation later this year, and in April, the 60th anniversary since construction commenced in earnest to complete the route from...
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Bullet-In 100
This spring saw the publication of the 100th issue of our magazine, Bullet-In. To celebrate this issue, series 100 trains and trams at various railway companies in Japan are featured, giving information about...
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Sanriku Tetsudō
In March 2019, the Sanriku Tetsudō took over the operations of the JR East Yamada Line between Miyako & Kamaishi, allowing through service on their previously isolated sections for the first time in...
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Meitetsu Bisai Line
The Bisai Line (Yatomi – Tsushima – Ichinomiya – Tamanoi) is 31 km long and runs north-south in the westernmost part of Aichi Prefecture. “Bisai” is short for “western Owari”, where Owari...
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From the vault - Shinkansen 100 Series
The 100 series Shinkansen stock were the third development of high speed stock for the high speed network by JNR, and the last development which offered dining car...
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Niigata Area 115 EMUs
JR East has gradually been replacing its aging 115 series EMUs with only JR East’s Niigata Branch now operating them. As a celebration of the long service provided, the branch has...
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Railways in Yamagata Prefecture
This month we take a look at the operations of a couple of lines in Yamagata Prefecture, which hugs the central spine in Tōhoku west of Sendai down to the Sea...
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Railways in Mie Prefecture
This month we take a look at the operations of a couple of lines in Mie Prefecture, which lies to the west of Nagoya.
All Photos: Oliver Mayer
Ise Railway train bound for...