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The monthly update of The Red List of Trains in Japan includes 33 new articles as listed below. Measurement, Shunter and Experimental TrainsJNR 145 seriesTwo new articles this time, the one is abou...

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IntroductionYokohama, approximately 20 miles south of Tokyo, is one of major cities in Japan with 3.7 million people. There are several railway lines connecting two cities, including JR East and Ke...

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Nagoya, 17 Nov 2021JR Central is the most successful company in introducing new rolling stock, thanks to the lucrative Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail. The company has already replaced almost of...

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The monthly update of December 2021 The Red List of Trains in Japan, includes 35 new articles as listed below. There are less new pages than last month, as I have spent too much time in November to...

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On 7th December, JR East published another document regarding driver-only operation on commuter trains in the Greater Tokyo Area. The company is going to develop more enhanced train-protection syst...

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On 18th November, E131 series trains entered service on Sagami Line in Kanagawa Prefecture, about 23-36 miles southwest of Tokyo. Blue stripes and wave-like patterns represent beaches in Chigasaki ...

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Isuzugawa, 9 Mar 2016Today (20 Nov 2021), farewell tours of Kintetsu 12200 series New Snack Car were held between Osaka-Uehommachi and Kashikojima, as well as Kintetsu-Nagoya and Kashikojima. The 1...

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43013 at Cambridge, 9 Sep 2019Cambridge South is a planned station in Cambridge, which is going to be near Addenbrooke's Hospital and Cambridge Biomedical Campus. According to Network Rail, constru...

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"Trains in Japan are always on time" is a cliché that non-Japanese people often speak of. As this blog showed before, trains in Japan are not always punctual, though still better t...

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Shinagawa - Kitashinagawa, 16 Feb 2013On Tuesday 26th October 2021, the unit 1513 of Keikyu 1500 series has been taken out of mainline, and sent to Kurihama Factory. At present, the unit is stored ...

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Yotsugi, 15 Jun 2017Keisei 3050 series, formally variant 3050 of 3000 series, was introduced in 2010 just months before Narita Sky Access Line was opened. Keisei designed the 3050 series specifical...

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The monthly update of October 2021 The Red List of Trains in Japan, brought more than 140 articles, including new articles listed below:Commuter and Suburban trains of JR East719 series123 seriesE1...

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This is a JR East E231 series train on Joban Line (Rapid). The Line has been known for green commuter trains and blue suburban trains (and also white limited express). These blue and ivory stripes ...

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Nishi-Ogikubo, 31 Jan 2017JR East E233 series is the most common train type in Greater Tokyo Area, used on major commuter lines including Chuo (rapid), Keihin-Tohoku and Saikyo Lines. They are also...

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IntroductionWhat we know so far?FaresFrequencySeason ticketsPunctualityComparison with current routesComparison with rivalsConclusionIntroductionSotetsu 12000 series (for Sotetsu-JR route)In 2019, ...

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I have updated my website The Red List of Trains in Japan, which now has nearly 110 articles. The monthly update of September 2021 includes new articles listed below:EMUs and DMUs of JR Hokkaido721...

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Sanjo (Keihan), 26 Oct 2020On Saturday 4th September, the last unit of Keihan 5000 series on mainline was taken out of regular service, more than 50 years after the introduction. Keihan initially p...

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There are various private railway companies in Japan, and each of them adopt their own numbering schemes. They mostly use simple four digit numbers so that duplication is not uncommon. For example,...

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(Perhaps the funniest scene on London Underground)Britain's trains are notorious for having terrible reliability, especially with regard to punctuality. They have been criticised as one of the wors...

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Inamuragasaki - Gokurakuji, 9 Aug 2021On 9th August, Unit 305 of Enoden 300 series returned to mainline after a major overhaul and repair work, and it was repainted like a brand new train. The Unit...

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