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All 9,300 Japanese train station, animated by the year it opened (1872–2026)


In 1872 Japan had a single railway line. Today the map carries more than 9,000 stations. Drag through 150 years and watch the network fill in — an interactive data map of every Japanese train station with a recorded opening date.

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