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EMU 5000 Series: New Model on the Odakyu Line
EMU Odakyu 5000 series (westbound train) passes through Chitose-Funabashi station On March 26th, Odakyu Electric Railway Company launched a new commuter train, EMU 5000 series, for the first time in...
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EMU Keio 7000 Series: Variations
EMU Keio 7000 series with corrugations on the side bodies travels on the Keio line I introduced the outline of Keio's commuter train, EMU 7000 series, six years ago. Today, I'm going to follow up...
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New Railway Station in Tokyo: Part 2
EMU E233-1000 series arrives at Takanawa Gateway station on the Keihin-Tohoku line Following my previous post, I'm going to continue to show you some more pictures of JR East's new railway station,...
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2020 Sakura Season in Tokyo: Part 3
EMU JR East 205 series, "Musashino" (KuHa 205-5 and others), stands at Kunitachi station Kunitachi is an education-oriented city in the western part of Tokyo Metropolis. There are many prestigious...
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The Yamanote Line Update in 2020
EMU JR East E235 series arrives at Takanawa Gateway station on the Yamanote line The JR East Yamanote Line is famous for being Japan's busiest railway. 11-car trains are frequently operated all day...
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Memories of Bath Spa in 2011
DMU Great Western Railway Class 158 (Unit 158951 and others) stands at Bath Spa station The governor of Tokyo announced that we should refrain from any nonessential and non-urgent outings because of...
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2020 Sakura Season in Tokyo: Part 4
EMU JR East E233-8000 series travels on the Nambu line After uploading my previous post, I remembered that there is one more street lined with beautiful sakura (cherry) trees in Kunitachi City. It's...
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EMU Tobu 9000 Series: "Bimyo" Face Train
9104F of the EMU Tobu 9000 series travels on the Tojo line I have already uploaded nearly 1,300 posts in this blog over a 9-year period. I thought that all the existing train models in the Tokyo...
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The 40th Anniversary of Direct Operation: Keio-Toei
53F of the EMU Toei 10-300 series (4th batch) travels on the Keio line On March 16th, 2020, Keio Electric Railway and the Transportation Bureau of Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Toei) marked their...
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The 40th Anniversary of Direct Operation: Keio-Toei, Part2
EMU Keio 5000 series (5736F) is directly operated onto the Toei-Shinjuku line Subsequent to my last post, I am going to continue to explain about the Keio-Toei direct operation that marked the 40th...
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EMU TX-3000 Series: New Model on the TX Line
82F of the EMU TX-3000 series travels on the Tsukuba Express line On March 14th, the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company launched their new commuter train, EMU TX-3000 series, on their Tsukuba...
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2020 Spring on the Odakyu Line
EMU Odakyu 30000 series, Romance Car "EXE", comes out from the tunnel Although, new coronavirus cases are steadily decreasing, the governor of Tokyo still announces that we should refrain from any...
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Aerial Tramway to the Mountain Castle
Matsuyama Castle Ropeway Matsuyama is the largest city on Shikoku Island. The population now stands at 0.51 million. Matsuyama is famous for its sightseeing spot, namely Dogo hot springs, in the...
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Art Train on the Tobu-Tojo Line
51092F of the Tobu 50090 series, "Ikebukuro-Kawagoe Art Train", travels on the Tojo line Kawagoe is a historic city in Saitama Prefecture, about 40 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. There are many old...
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Komagome Azalea Station in 2020
EMU JR East 253-1000 series passes through Komagome station on the Yamanote line Following the cherry blossoms, many kinds of flowers paint the ground a rainbow of colors in Tokyo. To name a few of...
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Artistic Manhole Covers on the Keikyu Line
1017F of the EMU Keikyu 1000 series passes through Shijonawate station in Kawasaki City When I was a boy, rail-fans were not that common. It was said that trainspotting was a weird hobby. Rail-fans...
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EMU 1300 Series Celebrating the 1300th Post
1302F (set 1302) of the EMU Izu-Hakone 1300 series stands at Mishima terminal Thank you for visiting my blog, Tokyo Railway Labyrinth. This is the 1300th post since April 2011. I received a lot of...
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Aerial Tramway to the Granite Mountain
Gondola No.1, "Fukuchan", Shosenkyo Ropeway (June, 2020) On May 25th, the state of emergency declaration caused by the new coronavirus was lifted nationwide by the Japanese government. The...
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Kanahei Poster Train on the Seibu-Shinjuku Line
40152F of the EMU Seibu 40000 series, Kanahei poster train, travels on the Shinjuku line As I posted before, Tobu Railway launched a special poster train on their Tojo line to promote tourism to the...
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Revisit to the Gorgeous Iris Garden on the Keisei Line
3009F of the EMU 3000 series travels on the Keisei line The Japan Meteorological Agency made an announcement that this year's rainy season started on June 11th in Tokyo. It's a gloomy hot and humid...
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