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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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I have updated my website The Red List of Trains in Japan. It now has approximately 70 articles, including complete lists of bullet trains, Keikyu and Keio. New articles are:Bullet TrainsE2 seriesE...

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Ikuta - Mukogaoka-yuen, 12 Aug 2020Last year, Odakyu developed a new type of commuter train called 5000 series. It looks like an out-of-dated train introduced in the early-1990s, but traction and o...

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In Zushi City (Kanagawa Prefecture, approximately 45 km south of Tokyo), there is an unusual, unsafe level crossing. It has been controversial for years, but JR East has finally decided to close it...

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Keikyu announced that on 20th July, the Unit 1033 of Keikyu 1000 series has been taken out of service, and sent to Kurihama Factory for a major overhaul and traction replacement. The Unit has been ...

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I updated my website, The Red List of Trains in Japan, today. This time, I uploaded eleven new pages and updated two existing pages. Not all visitors know that the lists on the website are not just...

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Hachiman-yama - Kami-kitazawa, 10 Mar 2021Keio is one of eight major private railway companies in Greater Tokyo Area. It has six lines (52.6 miles long in total), mostly connecting Shinjuku and cit...

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Shin-Koyasu, 3 Jul 2011Ten years ago today (2-3 Jul 2011), de facto farewell tours of JNR 113 series (Shonan Livery) were held between Tokyo and Ito via Tokaido Main and Ito Lines. The tours were o...

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Kitami, 10 Jan 2012Odakyu has been well known for Romancecar trains since the late-1950s, which are mainly for tourists from Tokyo to Hakone. Hakone is famous for hot springs, and not only people i...

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On 21 February 2021, a brand new train entered service on Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin and Yurakucho Lines. It is called 17000 series, a part of A-Train family of Hitachi. The company plans to mark the 1...

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Takaido, 13 Nov 2011Inokashira line connects Shibuya and Kichijoji in western Tokyo, and it is just 7.9 miles long with 17 stations. Even so, it is one of the most important line that Keio operates...

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Last year, I wrote an article called List of Endangered Trains in Tokyo Area 2020, and I am grateful that it was read by considerable number of people. Therefore, I have added some pages on my pers...

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Ikebukuro (JR), 6 Jul 2011On Wednesday 12th May, Tobu Railway announced that it would repaint six out of nine units of 100 series Spaciainto "Revival Colour", a common phrase in Japan meaning iconi...

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