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SomeWikipedians have formed aproject to better organize information in articles related toTrains in Japan. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on thetalk page and see theto-do list there.
As of14 February 2026, there are10,447 articles within the scope of WikiProject Japan, of which0 arefeatured. This makes up 0.15% of the articles on Wikipedia and 0% of featured articles and lists. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etcetera, there are20,894 pages in the project.
Our main category isCategory:Rail transport in Japan. Many of these articles have been translated from the respective Japanese version (seethe category on the Japanese Wikipedia). Some articles are in states of bad disrepair, with awkward grammar, formatting and spelling. This WikiProject helps highlight and correct these problems, seeking to improve the visibility and reliability of articles about trains in Japan.
Although "Trains in Japan" may sound like a narrow topic, in reality there are thousands of pages to be created and expanded.
Since many of the articles in our scope originated as translations of the articles at theJapanese Wikipedia, one of our aims is to improve relations with Wikipedias in other languages. In particular, we could improve the quality of the articles here by inviting English-speaking users from the Japanese Wikipedia, and translating articles as part of this Project.
Most railway lines should have coverage in Japanese - try looking at them for areas to expand on and source.
If you have difficulty locating a online source, don't be quick to send them for deletion - There are books about most railway lines in Japan, and even if you don't have access to them, the Japanese Wikipedia version of the article may be reasonably well-sourced and written.
Category:Japanese railway station stubs - This is the largest backlog we have at the hand, and taking out even a single page out of this category at a time helps greatly!
Check if the articles are actually a stub - Look at their talk page, as they might be rated as a start-class or higher. Don't forget to check which assessment is correct. To remove an article from this category, simply delete the corresponding template at the bottom of the page, and re-rate the talk page. (this script can make this process much quicker.)
Update the images, if any newer free version is available. Look in Wikimedia Commons to see if there are any, especially if there are no images.
If a line or a station is missing an infobox, please add it! Infoboxes makes reading far easier!
If you have confidence in your English and Japanese writing skills, why not consider writing TIJ's firstFeatured Article? Unlike most WikiProjects with the same scale of articles, we lack any featured content, and have littleGood Articles as well.
If you wish to label yourself as a member of our project, you can add yourself toCategory:WikiProject Trains in Japan participants. Please keep the list alphabetical by display name for ease of reading and reference.Note:Inactive editors who have not edited for over a year have been removed from the list. If you happen to resume editing, please manually add yourself back to the list. Thank you.
-Ohokk0- So far never been to Japan, but I spend a good chunk of my free time just researching the Japanese train system. I'm a big railfan and just really like the way Japan does it all to be honest.
AlphaBetaGamma Resident in the Tokai Area, doing translations from Japanese to English. Please assess the notability of the articles if you are requesting translations. Won't be doing Japanese trains the entire time, as my main focus is settled in WikiprojectJapan.
Aziretan Interested in expanding anything related to train in Japan
A smart brainy man I live in HK but I am very interested of trains in Japan.
Dekimasu I'm a native English speaker in Osaka. I'll accept individual requests for translation/fixups for Kansai-related pages. I noticed my train station doesn't have an article yet!
derache123 Native English speaker living in Saitama (previously Tokyo). Most familiar with Tokyo Metro, especially the Tozai Line. Intermediate Japanese speaker.
Epicgenius I have some experience with the Tokyo rail system, although I now live in New York City.
Exp691 (talk) Vancouver, B.C. based transit enthusiast, currently contributing to Kansai-area private operators such as pages forKintetsu Railway andHanshin Railway
Kush Account - Japanese local specializing in central Tokyo private rapid transit systemTokyo Metro. I keep up to date with rolling stock, from introductions to retirements, as well as refurbishments in between.
LLsunflower - bilingual and would love to help out with translation where needed
Nyamo Kurosawa - I'll do my best to improve railway-related, station and rolling stock articles.
Oshawott_12 Living in Hong Kong. Been to Japan many times and am a great fan of Japanese railways. I can help with all areas except Kagoshima and Chugoku. Cane asily take Japanese Wiki info to English Wiki. Currently working on railboxes on rural railways.
