https://www.alojapan.com/1252126/central-tokyo-train-services-resume-after-suspension-affects-550000/ Central Tokyo train services resume after suspension affects 550,000 #JapanNews #JapanTrainConstruction #JapanTrains #JREast #news #Tokyo #TokyoNews #TokyoTrainYamanote #東京 #東京都 Train services on Tokyo’s busy Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines resumed Sunday following track-switching work for a new route to improve access to Haneda airport, with the suspension of over 24 hours affecting around 550,000 people. The operator, East Japan Railway Co…
Central Tokyo train services resume after suspension affects 550,000

Train services on Tokyo's busy Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines resumed Sunday following track-switching work for a new route to improve access to Haneda airport, with the suspension of over 24 hours affecting around 550,000 people. The operator, East Japan Railway Co., carried out platform expansion work over a day and a half from Saturday at Tamachi Station and relocated nearby tracks to prepare for the construction of a new line directly connecting central Tokyo and the airport. The company, known as JR East, said the new route is set to open in the fiscal year starting April 2031. Related coverage:

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https://www.alojapan.com/1249638/parts-of-yamanote-and-keihin-tohoku-lines-to-be-suspended-over-weekend/ Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend #HanedaAirport #JREast #news #rail #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 East Japan Railway will suspend portions of Tokyo’s busy Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines over the weekend as it carries out track-switching work for the planned access line to Haneda Airport. Sections of the outer loop of the Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from…
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend

East Japan Railway will suspend portions of Tokyo’s busy Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines over the weekend as it carries out track-switching work for the planned access line to Haneda Airport.Sections of the outer loop of the Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.On Saturday, the Yamanote Line will not operate between Ueno, Tokyo and Osaki stations on the outer loop. The Keihin-Tohoku Line will also be suspended between Higashi-Jujo and Shinagawa stations.

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East Japan Railway will suspend portions of Tokyo’s busy Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines over the weekend as it carries out track-switching work for the planned access line to Haneda Airport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/japan/jr-east-suspension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jreast #hanedaairport #rail #tokyo
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend

The suspensions come as JR East pushes ahead with its Haneda Airport Access Line project.

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Fast, furious and yet surprisingly restrained, Netflix’s most lavish Japanese movie to date whizzes by without doing much damage to the image of the high-speed rail it’s promoting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/04/17/film/bullet-train-explosion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #shinjihiguchi #netflix #japanesefilm #jreast #shinkansen #rail #bullettrains #tsuyoshikusanagi
'Bullet Train Explosion’: High-speed disaster movie doesn’t get the pulse racing

Netflix’s most lavish Japanese movie to date whizzes by without doing much damage to the image of the high-speed rail it’s promoting.

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India will adopt East Japan Railway's upcoming E10 series of shinkansen bullet trains for its national high-speed railway under construction in the west of the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/india-high-speed-railway-shinkansen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #indiajapanrelations #jreast #shinkansen #rail #bullettrains
India to adopt JR East's new E10 shinkansen trains

The E10 trains are expected to be put into service in the South Asian country in the early 2030s.

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https://www.alojapan.com/1227872/goodbye-train-gates-new-suica-promises-gate-free-travel-in-japan/ Goodbye Train Gates? New Suica Promises Gate-Free Travel in Japan #JapanTours #JREast #subway #suica #tours #trains If you’ve been to Japan once, you’ve got the ritual down pat. Swipe your card at the gate and board the train. But JR East wants to change that. The train company that runs rail through eastern Japan wants to change how you board by supercharging its iconic train card, Suica. JR East announced this …
Goodbye Train Gates? New Suica Promises Gate-Free Travel in Japan

If you’ve been to Japan once, you’ve got the ritual down pat. Swipe your card at the gate and board the train. But JR East wants to change that. The train company that runs rail through eastern Japan wants to change how you board by supercharging its iconic train card, Suica. JR East announced this week it wants to make sweeping changes to its Suica train card. The company plans to use GPS data to enable passengers to board a train without swiping a card at a gate. It’ll also use GPS to calculate how far you traveled and how

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A new commercial complex will open in Tokyo’s Takanawa Gateway Station on Thursday, aiming to turn the area into a futuristic "city" featuring autonomous vehicles and a hub for global academic institutions and startups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/26/takanawa-gateway-city/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #takanawagateway #takanawagatewaycity #jreast
JR's 'futuristic' Takanawa Gateway complex set to open in Tokyo

Takanawa Gateway City is a long-planned redevelopment project from JR East that integrates residential, commercial and cultural facilities.

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https://www.alojapan.com/1226758/jrs-futuristic-takanawa-gateway-complex-set-to-open-in-tokyo/ JR’s ‘futuristic’ Takanawa Gateway complex set to open in Tokyo #JREast #TakanawaGateway #TakanawaGatewayCity #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 A new commercial complex will open at Tokyo’s Takanawa Gateway Station on Thursday, aiming to turn the area into a futuristic “city” featuring autonomous vehicles and a hub for global academic institutions and startups. Takanawa Gateway City, a ¥600 billion ($3.3 billion) complex spanning…
JR's 'futuristic' Takanawa Gateway complex set to open in Tokyo

A new commercial complex will open at Tokyo’s Takanawa Gateway Station on Thursday, aiming to turn the area into a futuristic 'city' featuring autonomous vehicles and a hub for global academic institutions and startups.Takanawa Gateway City, a ¥600 billion ($3.3 billion) complex spanning 845,000 square meters, is a long-planned redevelopment project from East Japan Railway (JR East) that integrates residential, commercial and cultural facilities.'Takanawa Gateway City is the testing ground for the makings of a fulfilled life 100 years into the future,' said Tomoyuki Degawa, manager of the urban development department at JR East's marketing division, at a news conference

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The land ministry has selected 26 model projects nationwide to promote a lifestyle in which people divide their time between rural and urban areas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/23/japan/society/projects-dual-habitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mlit #shinkansen #jreast #ana
Japan picks model projects to promote 'dual habitation'

The land ministry has selected 26 model projects to promote a lifestyle in which people divide their time between rural and urban areas.

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Prochain DLC de #JREast #TrainSimulator (25/03) : la ligne Hachiko, de Takasaki à Komagawa (65.3km), soit la partie non électrifié de la ligne. Le train conduit sera le KiHa110-200 en mode "équipement à agent seul".

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Steam :: JR EAST Train Simulator :: Hachikō Line DLC will finally be released on Tuesday, March 25

Thank you for playing JR EAST Train Simulator! We are pleased to announce the Hachikō Line DLC, which will finally go on sale on Tuesday, March 25. ▢Hachikō Line DLC {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42896253/a57261c1235b9fcee59a1f069f79103e275b853e.png *The screen is under development and the contents may change from the time of release. Points of Appeal The Hachikō Line, which was distributed in an Early Access version, will return after 2 years and 4 months!