Railway enthusiasts journey to Japan to travel on minor train lines

Railway enthusiasts journey to Japan to travel on minor train lines

Peter Dibben, a member of the Japanese Railway Society based in Britain, refers to a map of Japanese railway networks in an interview with Kyodo News on April 19, 2017. He organizes trips to explore minor railways in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000052360
  • Registered date
  • 2017/4/28 15:48:15
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2017 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 2637 × 3968 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 697.76(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    JR East retires aging 115-series train

    JR East retires aging 115-series train

    Railway enthusiasts take photos of a retiring 115-series train, nicknamed the "pumpkin train" for its green and orange livery, at Takasaki Station in Gunma Prefecture on March 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Power outage disrupts Tokyo railways, affecting over 40,000 people

      Power outage disrupts Tokyo railways, affecting over 40,000 people

      Engineers examine the equipment at East Japan Railway Co.'s power substation in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, in this photo taken on Sept. 5, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter after a power outage occurred due to an operational error there. Services of key railway networks were temporarily disrupted in Tokyo in the morning, affecting over 40,000 passengers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        Feature trains add variety to Japan's rail services

        Feature trains add variety to Japan's rail services

        Photo taken Nov. 21, 2015 shows the interior of East Japan Railway Co.'s sightseeing train Oykot on its Iiyama Line between Nagano and Niigata prefectures. Japanese railway companies offer a range of sightseeing trains with unique features on their extensive networks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Shinkansen bullet train for Texas planned

          Shinkansen bullet train for Texas planned

          Keiichi Kagayama, chief of Central Japan Railway Co.'s subsidiary based in Texas, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Washington on June 9, 2016. The Japanese railway operator has been involved in a project to build a high-speed railway system using Japan's shinkansen technology in Texas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            JR Central chief eyes U.S. unit to develop Texas bullet train system

            JR Central chief eyes U.S. unit to develop Texas bullet train system

            Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., is interviewed in Nagoya on Dec. 22, 2015. In the interview, Tsuge said the train operator known as JR Central plans to dispatch its experts to a local unit it hopes to establish in Texas to help build a high-speed railway system using Japan's shinkansen technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              100 days until Hokkaido Shinkansen begins operations

              100 days until Hokkaido Shinkansen begins operations

              A board is unveiled at Tokyo Station on Dec. 17, 2015, celebrating the 100-day countdown until the beginning of operations for the 149-kilometer Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line, which connects the northern part of Japan's main island of Honshu and the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Beginning March 26th, 2016, 10 round-trips will be operated from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodatehokuto stations each day using the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines. Passengers will be able to travel between the two stations in just about four hours at the fastest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                JR West to run "Neon Genesis Evangelion" bullet train

                JR West to run "Neon Genesis Evangelion" bullet train

                A man sits in a life-sized version of a "mecha cockpit" from Japanese animated TV series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" in a special 500 Series shinkansen bullet train unveiled by West JR Railway Co. in the town of Nakagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2015. The train will make daily round-trips between Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka and Hakata Station in Fukuoka from Nov. 7, 2015, to March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  JR West to run "Neon Genesis Evangelion" bullet train

                  JR West to run "Neon Genesis Evangelion" bullet train

                  A man plays a video game inside a life-sized version of a "mecha cockpit" from Japanese animated TV series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" in a special 500 Series shinkansen bullet train unveiled by West JR Railway Co. in the town of Nakagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2015. The train will make daily round-trips between Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka and Hakata Station in Fukuoka from Nov. 7, 2015, to March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Train service disruption affects 320,000 passengers in western Japan

                    Train service disruption affects 320,000 passengers in western Japan

                    JR Osaka Station is crowded with passengers on July 18, 2015, as West Japan Railway Co. temporarily suspended services on its 14 train lines that day after a powerful typhoon brought a more than permissible level of rainfall for train operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo