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Hiroshima is known for having the most extensive tram network in Japan. Most tourists to here visit the the Peace Memorial Museum and Genb...

Little Dancer is a brand of low-floor tram developed by Alna, a manufacturer whose parent company is Hankyu. Trams in Japan are generally ...

Shin-Keisei Electric Railway will be dissolved and merged with Keisei on 1 April 2025 . The companies have announced that Shin-Keisei line,...

Last month, an Isumi Railway train derailed in Chiba Prefecture due to poor track maintenance. The railway has been closed for more than a ...

On 1 April 1984, Nicchu Line in Northeastern Japan was closed. It was just 11.6 km (7.2 miles) long, a small rural railway operated by Japa...

The Red List of Trains in Japan has been updated with four new articles, namely: JR West KiHa 126 series JR Kyushu KiHa 200 series 800...

Unlike other past articles, this is a part of my diary though related to Japanese railways. Yesterday, I went with a friend of mine to Mt Ta...

On 25 April, a refurbishment programme at Seibu Railway's Ikebukuro station in Tokyo has been completed. Platforms 1 and 2 now look lik...

Kotoden (Takamatsu Kotohira Railroad) is a small private railway in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. There are three lines: Kotohira line...

Enoden is a small private railway in the ancient capital of Kamakura, and the railway itself is recognised as a tourist spot. There are man...

On Monday 3 April, my parents and I enjoyed a 34-minute journey on Kintetsu Aoniyoshi , a sightseeing train in ancient capitals in Japan. U...