Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.

Japanese eki stamps (station stamps) are a charming feature of Japanese railway culture. Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu (train-stamp nerds) alike, collecting them as you make your way around ...

Japan Rail Pass, One of Travel’s Great Deals, Gets Pricier After decades without a significant increase, the price of the passes is jumping by as much as 76 percent.

This map of Greater London railways will have you geeking away for hours. Artist Mike Hall has painstakingly pieced together the capital's intricate rail network, mapping both commuter and non ...

A map of routes East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) recently released shocked me with its plethora of sections color-coded in yellow and red to show that few passengers are using them.

NEW DELHI: Japan Railways has assigned a new humanoid employee to handle maintenance tasks. Despite its intimidating appearance reminiscent of a villainous-looking machine from 1980s science ...

Much has changed since the country's first railway line between Tokyo and Yokohama laid the foundation for a world-renowned network of trains to be created.