In railways, the process of allowing the vehicle to be powered by placing overhead wires (electric wires) above the tracks is called "electrification." Generally, vehicles running along the tracks are often called "trains"...
There is a railway line that is said to have been told when the construction was planned, "Are you planning on carrying a monkey?" This is the JR Yamada Line that runs through Iwate Prefecture. What kind of route is the Yamada Line, its history and...
The Ginza Subway Line, which runs through Tokyo, is famous as Japan's first "subway" (it is sometimes referred to as the first in Asia). The Ginza Line is Japan's first route to full-scale underground routes...
Many trains operate circularly on lines such as the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, the Osaka Loop Line in Osaka Prefecture, and the Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo Line in Aichi Prefecture. Therefore, when you take a train at a certain station, the train...
If you are traveling by train from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Akita Station in Akita Prefecture, most people will probably take the "Komachi" on the Akita Shinkansen. In an era when there were no Shinkansen trains, there are express trains on traditional lines...
Towada Kanko Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a company headquartered in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. It operates local buses and Lake Towada sightseeing boats in the southeastern part of Aomori Prefecture. However, the company name is Electric Railway (electric...
On today's railways, medium- and long-distance trains usually have a simple destination. I don't say that there is absolutely no way that you will be taken to an unexpected place as a result of taking you on the train...
The Akita Shinkansen "Komachi" currently runs between Tokyo Station and Akita Station. The Akita Shinkansen opened in March 1997, so before it opened another express train was able to access Akita...
Construction is underway at Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture to add an approach line for Yamagata Shinkansen trains. We will explain the contents and significance of the construction, including photos from the site. Fukushima Station approach...
The Iizaka Line, a railway line by Fukushima Kotsu Co., Ltd., runs through Fukushima city, Fukushima Prefecture, connects Fukushima Station and Iizaka Onsen Station. How was Fukushima Kotsu and the Iizaka Line born?
