Until about 40 years ago (2025), there was an express train that ran from Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture to Aomori Station in Aomori Prefecture, taking over 12 hours. The train was called the "Shirayuki" express.
Regarding the Owani Line, a railway line operated by the Aomori Prefecture private railway company, Konan Railway, the company intends to suspend train operations at the end of fiscal year 2027.
It's fair to say that electric trains are the mainstay of Japan's railways today. Furthermore, on routes where electricity for running electric trains is unavailable (non-electrified routes), diesel railcars, which run on diesel fuel, are used...
There is a railway that runs along the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture. It is called the Sanriku Railway's Rias Line. The last railway to open along the Sanriku coast, the Sanriku Railway has continued to operate despite being damaged by the disaster.
In the railway industry, "electrification" refers to the ability to supply electricity to trains by, for example, stringing overhead wires (electrical cables) above the tracks. Generally, vehicles that run on rails are called "trains.".
When planning its construction, it is said that someone said, "Are you planning to let even monkeys ride on it?" This is the JR Yamada Line, which runs through Iwate Prefecture. What kind of line is the Yamada Line? Its history and...
The Ginza Line, a subway line running through Tokyo, is famous as Japan's first "subway" (sometimes called Asia's first). The Ginza Line was the first fully underground line in Japan...
Many trains on lines such as the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, the Osaka Loop Line in Osaka, and the Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo Line in Aichi Prefecture operate in circular routes. Therefore, when you board a train at a certain station, you...
When traveling by train from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Akita Station in Akita Prefecture, most people will take the Akita Shinkansen "Komachi." Before the Shinkansen, there were limited express trains on conventional lines...
Towada Kanko Dentetsu Co., Ltd. is a company headquartered in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. It operates bus routes in the southeastern part of Aomori Prefecture and a sightseeing boat tour of Lake Towada. However, the company name does not include the word "railway" (den...
