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678 in-depth, sourced articles on Japan's railways — every major line, rolling-stock series, named train, and operator. Search below, or browse by category.

On sources: where the English- and Japanese-language accounts of a subject differ, this site defers to the Japanese-language source — generally the fuller and more current record of Japanese railways.

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    Lines581 History, opening, timeline, and sources for each railway line. Rolling stock38 Shinkansen trainsets plus freight & other locomotives. Train services19 Named Shinkansen services — history, route, and rolling stock. Operators22 Company profiles — history, network, and fleet. Through services11 Through-running networks — trains crossing between systems. Topics7 In-depth explainers on the history and background of Japan’s railways. Stations9,041 Every station in Japan — search by name and open it on the live map.

    Lines 581see all →

    JR lines 457

    Rolling stock 38see all →

    Train services 19see all →

    Operators 22see all →

    Through services 11see all →

    Topics 7see all →

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