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Double-deck first class cars for Chuo Line
Double-deck first class cars for Chuo Line

On 13 October 2024, JR East began testing new green class double-deck coaches in commercial service on the Chuo Line in Tokyo.

JR East's Class E131 For Local Trains In Chiba
JR East's Class E131 For Local Trains In Chiba

With the start o the new 2021 timetable, on 13 March 2021, new Class E131 EMUs entered commercial service in Chiba prefecture.

More Class E235 EMUs For JR East
More Class E235 EMUs For JR East

On 21 December 2020, Class E235-1000 EMUs started commercial services on Yokosuka-Sobu Rapid Line.

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JR East Announced New E8 Shinkansen Trains
JR East Announced New E8 Shinkansen Trains

On 3 March JR East announced plans to develop and purchase new Shinkansen Class E8 EMUs.

New JR East’s Sightseeing Trains Safir Odoriko
New JR East’s Sightseeing Trains Safir Odoriko

JR East has taken over two E261 Series EMUs built for special sightseeing limited express trains.

Sōtetsu JR Link Line Project Advances
Sōtetsu JR Link Line Project Advances

On 28 March 2019 at Hazawa-Yokohama-Kokudai station, a new facility built on a JR Freight marshalling yard, a ceremony was held to mark...

Tokyo: Yamanote Line Driverless Test Runs
Tokyo: Yamanote Line Driverless Test Runs

During the nights of 29/30 and 30/31 December 2018 as part of its project to introduce driverless train operation on the Yamanote and Tōhoku Shinkansen lines, JR East undertook the first trial runs of regular automatic train operation.

Next-Generation Experimental Shinkansen Takes Shape
Next-Generation Experimental Shinkansen Takes Shape

This photo, taken on 12 December 2018, shows the bodyshell of a Class E956 end car of the ten-car experimental ALFA-X Shinkansen train being...