Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling network of trains, subways, and buses, often considered the best in ...

Women-only train cars in Japan are not new; they actually go back over 100 years. They began in 1912 on Tokyo's Chuo Line, intended for schoolgirls during rush hour. The city of Kobe also ...

Japan has strived to be at the world's forefront for rail research and development. The nation now has over 2000 kilometers of train tracks and a renowned bullet train network ...

An obsession with punctuality may have led to Japan’s deadliest rail crash in four decades, a morning rush-hour derailment Monday that killed at least 73 people and sent a shudder through thi… ...

The Japanese luxury Train Suite Shiki-Shima will carry a maximum of 34 passengers. Tickets cost between nearly $3,000 and almost $10,000. East Japan Railway Co. hide caption ...

Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train. The ALFA-X version of the high speed Shinkansen train is designed to be capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour, or 249 mph.

He told me that since the train's introduction, it has carried a staggering 6.8 billion passengers across Japan. "I'm proud of the Shinkansen," he said. "As a Japanese citizen I'm proud of that." ...

A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: As Japan’s Commuters Slept, a 3D-Printed Train Station Rose in 6 Hours.