In Spain's second deadly rail accident in a matter of days, one person died and four were seriously injured after a train near Barcelona ploughed into the rubble of a collapsed wall, firefighters said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/train-accident-barcelona/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #barcelona #spain #railaccidents #rail

OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail

Mind the culture gap — America’s Amtrak trains may be slow, but they have something the shinkansen does not. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/01/19/voices/shinkansen-versus-amtrak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #voices #rail #bullettrains #shinkansen #expats

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi inspected the Delhi Metro subway system on Saturday, a rail project developed with Japanese cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/japan/politics/india-subway-backed-by-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #indiajapanrelations #india #rail #tech

OK this is the longest of long shots and will only mean anything to #irish folk or even #dublin (ers)…anyone got ANY idea where I could get my hands on photos of DART TRAIN INTERIORS FROM 1980’s?? Not finding anything much online. Building a paper diorama of a train carriage from this era for a film project. Any leads gratefully recieved! #train #rail

All services on the busy Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended from the first train on Friday due to a power outage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/yamanote-line-power-outage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yamanoteline #tokyo #jreast #rail

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JR Central President Shunsuke Niwa has stressed that the firm will continue promoting the construction of the Chuo Shinkansen, the maglev line that has faced cost increases and an unclear timeline for completion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/companies/jr-central-maglev-shinkansen-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo #maglev #bullettrains

Japan Railways Group companies are set to continue talks with local communities in 2026 on the fate of loss-making rural lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/03/japan/jr-unprofitable-lines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jreast #jrwest #jrhokkaido #jrkyushu #depopulation #rurallife #rail #jr