Season
Season 11 Episode
- Season 6 Sunrise Seto and Izumo: The Last of the Overnight Sleeper Trains
- Season 6 Echigo Tokimeki Railway: A Railway for Everyone
- Season 6 A Guide to Tokyo's Airport Access Lines
- Season 6 Kintetsu Railway's Hinotori: Challenging the Shinkansen with Comfort
- Season 6 Takanawa Gateway Station: The New Gateway to Tokyo
- Season 6 Securing the Future of Japan's Local Railways
- Season 6 The Blue Ribbon & Laurel Prize: Japan's Best New Trains
- Season 6 Bicycle Onboard: Cycling with JR East
- Season 6 Heisei Chikuho Railway: A Tourist Train Recovering From the Pandemic
- Season 6 Tsugaru Railway: Surviving the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Season 6 JR Freight: In Business for the Long Haul
- Season 6 Beyond the Pandemic: Discussing the Railway With Industrial Designer Mitooka Eiji
- Season 6 JR West: Redefining the Role of the Railway Post Pandemic
- Season 6 Tenryu Hamanako Railroad: Working with the Community to Revitalize the Railway
- Season 6 Reviewing the New Trains of 2020
Japan Railway Journal - Season 6 Episode 1 Sunrise Seto and Izumo: The Last of the Overnight Sleeper Trains
8.00 28 minutes Once an icon in Japan, sleeper trains (commonly known as "blue trains") disappeared in the wake of faster and more convenient modes of transport. Sunrise Seto and Sunrise Izumo are now the only sleeper trains still in regular service. The Sunrise trains consist of private rooms and semi-private, partitioned "nobi-nobi" rooms for passengers on a budget. Join us as we journey overnight to see their charm, and find out why they are gaining popularity once again. Also on the show is a special guest, Donna Burke, the English voice of the Shinkansen!
