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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. Stations9,038 Every station in Japan. Search by name and open it on the live map.

    Lines 581see all →

    Shinkansen 11

    JR East lines 23

    JR Central lines 2

    JR West lines 12

    JR Hokkaido lines 5

    JR Kyushu lines 5

    JR Shikoku lines 3

    JR (multiple companies) 6

    Hankyu lines 6

    Hanshin lines 3

    JR lines 457

    Keihan lines 2

    Keikyu lines 3

    Keio lines 3

    Keisei lines 1

    Kintetsu lines 8

    Meitetsu lines 2

    Nankai lines 3

    Nishitetsu lines 2

    Odakyu lines 3

    Seibu lines 6

    Sotetsu lines 3

    Tobu lines 5

    Tokyu lines 7

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    Rolling stock 38see all →

    Train services 19see all →

    Operators 22see all →

    Through services 11see all →

    Topics 7see all →

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