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Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 1 Kyodo - Train cars featuring a commemorative head mark and covered in film sheets with a special design run through central Tokyo on the iconic Yamanote loop line, marking the centenary of the start of its loop operation on Nov. 1, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

People at JR Ikebukuro Station take photos of train cars featuring a commemorative head mark and covered in film sheets with a special design on Tokyo's iconic Yamanote loop line, marking the centenary of the start of its loop operation on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

Train cars featuring a commemorative head mark and covered in film sheets with a special design run through central Tokyo on the iconic Yamanote loop line, marking the centenary of the start of its loop operation on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

Train cars featuring a commemorative head mark and covered in film sheets with a special design run through central Tokyo on the iconic Yamanote loop line, marking the centenary of the start of its loop operation on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

Train cars featuring a commemorative head mark and covered in film sheets with a special design run through central Tokyo on the iconic Yamanote loop line, marking the centenary of the start of its loop operation on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

Yamanote line train marks centenary of loop operation

Train cars featuring a commemorative head mark and covered in film sheets with a special design run through central Tokyo on the iconic Yamanote loop line, marking the centenary of the start of its loop operation on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Xinhua Headlines: Hitting 10,000 trips in less than 200 days, China-Europe freight train service witnesses accelerated developme

Xinhua Headlines: Hitting 10,000 trips in less than 200 days, China-Europe freight train service witnesses accelerated developme

(240728) -- BEIJING, July 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows a commemorative China-Europe freight train linking Yiwu of east China's Zhejiang Province and Madrid of Spain for the 10th anniversary of operation preparing to depart in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240510) -- BEIJING, May 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows a commemorative China-Europe freight train linking Yiwu of east China's Zhejiang Province and Madrid of Spain for the 10th anniversary of operation preparing to depart in Madrid, Spain. The commemorative train departed from Madrid to Yiwu on Wednesday. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

(240509) -- MADRID, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows a commemorative China-Europe freight train linking Yiwu of east China's Zhejiang Province and Madrid of Spain for the 10th anniversary of operation preparing to depart in Madrid, Spain. The commemorative train departed from Madrid to Yiwu on Wednesday. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

(240509) -- MADRID, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the launching ceremony of the commemorative China-Europe freight train linking Yiwu of east China's Zhejiang Province and Madrid of Spain for the 10th anniversary of operation, in Madrid, Spain, May 8, 2024. The commemorative train departed from Madrid to Yiwu on Wednesday. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

(240509) -- MADRID, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the launching ceremony of the commemorative China-Europe freight train linking Yiwu of east China's Zhejiang Province and Madrid of Spain for the 10th anniversary of operation, in Madrid, Spain, May 8, 2024. The commemorative train departed from Madrid to Yiwu on Wednesday. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

(240509) -- MADRID, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the launching ceremony of the commemorative China-Europe freight train linking Yiwu of east China's Zhejiang Province and Madrid of Spain for the 10th anniversary of operation, in Madrid, Spain, May 8, 2024. The commemorative train departed from Madrid to Yiwu on Wednesday. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

SPAIN-MADRID-CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAIN-10TH ANNIVERSARY-OPERATION

(240509) -- MADRID, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests visit an exhibition of achievements for the 10th anniversary of operation of China-Europe freight train linking Yiwu of east China's Zhejiang Province and Madrid of Spain, in Madrid, Spain, May 8, 2024. The commemorative train departed from Madrid to Yiwu on Wednesday. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-SHANGRI-LA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-SHANGRI-LA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231126) -- SHANGRI-LA, Nov. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Attendees holding commemorative train tickets pose for a group photo at the ceremony marking the opening of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway at a square in front of the Shangri-la station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. A railway linking the cities of Lijiang and Shangri-la, two well-known tourist destinations in southwest China's Yunnan Province, opened to traffic on Sunday, according to local authorities. With the operation of this 139-km railway, the fastest trip between the two cities only takes 1 hour and 18 minutes. The railway also connects Shangri-la, in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, to the provincial capital Kunming. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-SHANGRI-LA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-SHANGRI-LA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231126) -- SHANGRI-LA, Nov. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Attendees at the ceremony marking the opening of the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway show their commemorative train tickets in front of the Shangri-la station in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. A railway linking the cities of Lijiang and Shangri-la, two well-known tourist destinations in southwest China's Yunnan Province, opened to traffic on Sunday, according to local authorities. With the operation of this 139-km railway, the fastest trip between the two cities only takes 1 hour and 18 minutes. The railway also connects Shangri-la, in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, to the provincial capital Kunming. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-SHANGRI-LA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-SHANGRI-LA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231126) -- SHANGRI-LA, Nov. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers show their commemorative train tickets on the first passenger train running on the Lijiang-Shangri-la railway, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 26, 2023. A railway linking the cities of Lijiang and Shangri-la, two well-known tourist destinations in southwest China's Yunnan Province, opened to traffic on Sunday, according to local authorities. With the operation of this 139-km railway, the fastest trip between the two cities only takes 1 hour and 18 minutes. The railway also connects Shangri-la, in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, to the provincial capital Kunming. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger shows a commemorative ticket in a carriage of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the deve

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10th anniv. of luxury excursion train Seven Stars in Kyushu

10th anniv. of luxury excursion train Seven Stars in Kyushu

Kyushu Railway Co. adviser Koji Karaike speaks during a ceremony held at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2023, ahead of a commemorative ride of the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury sleeping car excursion train marking the 10th anniversary of the start of its commercial service.

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10th anniv. of luxury excursion train "Seven Stars in Kyushu"

10th anniv. of luxury excursion train "Seven Stars in Kyushu"

A ceremony is held at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2023, ahead of a commemorative ride of the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury sleeping car excursion train to mark the 10th anniversary of the start of its commercial service.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-JOINT COMMISSIONING&TESTING

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-JOINT COMMISSIONING&TESTING

(230622) -- JAKARTA, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A journalist shows a Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway commemorative sample ticket on a comprehensive inspection train during the joint commissioning and testing phase for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, June 22, 2023. The comprehensive inspection train (CIT) of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) reached 350 km per hour, the design speed, for the first time on Thursday during the joint commissioning and testing phase. TO GO WITH "Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway reaches 350 km per hour during joint commissioning, testing" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Interior of century-old wooden train carriage exhibited in Nara

Interior of century-old wooden train carriage exhibited in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Visitors view the interior of a "Debo 1 type" wooden train carriage, manufactured in 1913 and used on the Kintetsu Nara line, exhibited in Kashiba, Nara Prefecture in western Japan, on Nov. 1, 2014. The interior, usually kept out of bounds for preservation purposes, was open to a limited number of visitors as part of the line's 100th anniversary commemorative events.

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50th anniv. souvenirs for Shinkansen at railway museum

50th anniv. souvenirs for Shinkansen at railway museum

NAGOYA, Japan - Commemorative goods to mark the 50th anniversary of the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line in October are seen in this undated photo. The goods were planned to be sold at the museum shop at Central Japan Railway Co.'s SCMAGLEV and Railway Park in Nagoya.

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Twilight Express to end service in spring of 2015

Twilight Express to end service in spring of 2015

OSAKA, Japan - A family gets a commemorative picture taken in front of the Twilight Express at JR Osaka Station on May 28, 2014. The West Japan Railway Co.'s luxurious sleeper train linking Osaka, western Japan, with Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, will end service next spring due to the aging of the rolling stock produced about 40 years ago.

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Tohoku Shinkansen train line marks 30th anniversary

Tohoku Shinkansen train line marks 30th anniversary

SAITAMA, Japan - An original Yamabiko train leaves for a commemorative run after a ceremony at JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on June 23, 2012, to mark 30 years in service of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train connecting Tokyo and the northeastern Tohoku region.

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Commemorative train marks Tsuruga port's centennial

Commemorative train marks Tsuruga port's centennial

TOKYO, Japan - Well-wishers see off a commemorative train leaving Tokyo's Shinagawa Station on July 17 for Tsuruga port in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The train marks a railway service linking Asia and Europe in the early 1900s and celebrate the port's centennial.

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150th anniversary of Japanese railways

150th anniversary of Japanese railways

A commemorative train leaves JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2022, marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of Japan's first railway.

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150th anniversary of Japanese railways

150th anniversary of Japanese railways

A commemorative train leaves JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2022, marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of Japan's first railway.

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High school classmates share ride on soon-to-end luxury sleeper train

High school classmates share ride on soon-to-end luxury sleeper train

High school classmates Mizuki Nakamura (R) and Hirotaka Yokoyama hold commemorative towels aboard the Hokutosei (Big Dipper of Great Bear constellation) luxury sleeper train on Feb. 17, 2015. They were lucky passengers as it has become extremely difficult to obtain tickets for the service between Tokyo and Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, which will be terminated on March 13 (departure date). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony to start minting coins for 50th anniv. of Shinkansen

Ceremony to start minting coins for 50th anniv. of Shinkansen

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance Toshiko Takeya (C) attends a ceremony at the Japan Mint in Osaka on Jan. 30, 2015, to start minting commemorative coins for the 50th anniversary of Japan's Shinkansen bullet train operation. The coins will be exchangeable with 100-yen coins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Mint displays 50th anniv. of Shinkansen coins

Japan Mint displays 50th anniv. of Shinkansen coins

The Japan Mint displays commemorative coins for the 50th anniversary of the Shinkansen bullet train operation on Jan. 30, 2015, in Osaka. The coins will be exchangeable with 100-yen coins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Interior of century-old wooden train carriage exhibited in Nara

Interior of century-old wooden train carriage exhibited in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Visitors view the interior of a "Debo 1 type" wooden train carriage, manufactured in 1913 and used on the Kintetsu Nara line, exhibited in Kashiba, Nara Prefecture in western Japan, on Nov. 1, 2014. The interior, usually kept out of bounds for preservation purposes, was open to a limited number of visitors as part of the line's 100th anniversary commemorative events. (Kyodo)

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Retro subway car unveiled

Retro subway car unveiled

Tokyo Metro Co. unveils commemorative train cars to be introduced soon on the Ginza Line operations and at special events in the capital on Jan. 11, 2017. The car is modeled after the one used for 40 years since 1927 as the first subway car in the East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retro subway car unveiled

Retro subway car unveiled

Tokyo Metro Co. unveils commemorative train cars to be introduced soon on the Ginza Line operations and at special events in the capital on Jan. 11, 2017. The car is modeled after the one used for 40 years since 1927 as the first subway car in the East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retro subway car unveiled

Retro subway car unveiled

Tokyo Metro Co. unveils commemorative train cars to be introduced soon on the Ginza Line operations and at special events in the capital on Jan. 11, 2017. The car is modeled after the one used for 40 years since 1927 as the first subway car in the East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retro subway car unveiled

Retro subway car unveiled

Tokyo Metro Co. unveils commemorative train cars to be introduced soon on the Ginza Line operations and at special events in the capital on Jan. 11, 2017. The car is modeled after the one used for 40 years since 1927 as the first subway car in the East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retro subway car unveiled

Retro subway car unveiled

Tokyo Metro Co. unveils commemorative train cars to be introduced soon on the Ginza Line operations and at special events in the capital on Jan. 11, 2017. The car is modeled after the one used for 40 years since 1927 as the first subway car in the East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Commemorative train marks Tsuruga port's centennial

Commemorative train marks Tsuruga port's centennial

TOKYO, Japan - Well-wishers see off a commemorative train leaving Tokyo's Shinagawa Station on July 17 for Tsuruga port in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The train marks a railway service linking Asia and Europe in the early 1900s and celebrate the port's centennial.

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