A Nationwide Compilation of Timelessly Beloved Railway Songs
The nostalgic sound of the steam whistle and melodies that have been loved across time.
Songs related to railways—beginning with the Railway Songs—carry a warmly familiar charm.
They evoke memories encountered at stations and on trains, scenes of departures and homecomings, images that anyone can relate to.
So in this article, we’ll be compiling railway songs from all over Japan! We’ll feature a variety of works, from early pieces to modern ones.
These are the songs of the railway that are deeply etched in our hearts.
Playlist
| A Nationwide Compilation of Timelessly Beloved Railway Songs | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Sherpa of the Mountain PassSakushi Sakkyoku: Yoshino Nana / Uta: Fumei |  play_arrow | The History of Locomotives That Ran on the Usui Pass |
| 2east | Minoo-Arima Electric Railway SongSakushi sakkyoku: fumei |  play_arrow | Commemorative Route Guide Song for the Opening of Hankyu Railway |
| 3east | Happy☆Happy TrainSakushi: Mikami Jun, Dera Yumi, Miyagi Wakao, Chichibu Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha/Sakkyoku: Mikami Jun/Uta, Ensō Mikami Jun, Dera Yumi, Chichibu Kodomōen |  play_arrow | Support song for Chichibu Railway and local creators |
| 4east | Romance Once AgainSakushi: Ueno Yasuaki/Sakkyoku: Kuzutani Yoko/Utai: Kuzutani Yoko |  play_arrow | The commercial song for the Romancecar, a poignant longing for a reunion |
| 5east | Yumemi Railway Bessho LineSakushi: Besshosen no Shorai o Kangaeru Kai, Kagai Mieko, Kurosaka Kokutaro/Sakkyoku: Kurosaka Kokutaro//Uta: Yaguchi Kumi, Kurosaka Kokutaro |  play_arrow | A song supporting Ueda City's local railway line |
| 6east | Song of the Railway SpiritSakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Yamada Kōsaku |  play_arrow | The Ministry of Railways’ company anthem: pride and sense of mission |
| 7east | Hanshin Railway Songsakushi: oowada kenki/sakkyoku: tamura torazou |  play_arrow | A guide song praising the famous spots along the Hanshin Electric Railway line |
| 8east | Roaring railsSakushi: Miyazaki Katsutoshi, Itō Akira / Sakkyoku: Awami Gorō / Uta: Dyūku Eisesu |  play_arrow | Cheer song of the JR Kyushu baseball team. A song that fuses the strength of railways and baseball. |
| 9east | In the dawning skySakushi: Tokuhira Yuuichi, Itou Akira/Sakkyoku: Morita Kouichi |  play_arrow | A company song imbued with the philosophy of a privatized enterprise and a love for the community |
| 10east | Spring, Summer, Autumn, WinterSakushi: Kouzai Naoki, Miura Tokiko / Sakkyoku: Hattori Takayuki |  play_arrow | A text introducing JR Freight’s company song |
| 11east | Hometown Aizu LineSakushi: Baba Seizō/Sakkyoku: Meguro Masatoshi/Uta: Baba Seizō |  play_arrow | A regional support song that sings about the railways of the Aizu region |
| 12east | Deki-chan trots alongsakushi sakkyoku: miraaju/uta: makopii |  | Choshi Electric Railway’s DeKi 3 class, Japan’s smallest electric locomotive, is popular among railway enthusiasts. |
| 13east | Romantic RailwaySakushi: Itō Akira / Sakkyoku: Suzuki Kisaburō / Uta: Hai Fai Setto |  play_arrow | JR Kyushu’s popular company song |
| 14east | Aonami Travel SentimentSakkyoku: Oshimura Susumu / Uta: Okan’s |  play_arrow | The official image song of the Aonami Line |
| 15east | Railway Songs: Hokkaido Editionsakushi: oowada kenki/sakkyoku: tamura torazou |  play_arrow | Expressing Hokkaido’s nature and industry through railways |
| 16east | red trainSakushi: Kishida Shigeru/Sakkyoku: Kishida Shigeru/Utai: Quruli |  play_arrow | A railway ode born from the collaboration between Quruli and Keikyu |
| 17east | Believe in TearsSakushi: Fukushima Takahiro/Sakkyoku: Fukushima Takahiro, Hoshi Masaru/Uta: Fukushima Takahiro |  play_arrow | Depicting loss and rebirth through Takahiro Fukushima’s JR Freight commercial song |
| 18east | Sotetsu Railway Company SongSakushi: Fujiura Takashi/Sakkyoku: Koseki Yuji |  play_arrow | Sotetsu Railway 50th Anniversary Commemorative Company Song |
| 19east | Because I love people — Keikyū’s companionsSakushi: Tanaka Kyōko/ Hosaku-shi: Araki Toyohisa/ Sakkyoku: Hattori Katsuhisa/ Uta: Sākasu |  play_arrow | Keikyū’s company song is popular for its distinctive whistle sound. |
| 20east | Minobu Line Railway SongSakushi: Ozawa Hajime/Sakkyoku: Ta Umechi/Uta: Fumei |  play_arrow | Promotion activities for the Minobu Line Railway Song |
| 21east | Railway Songs (Sanyō Main Line)Sakushi: Owada Kenki/Sakkyoku: Obachi/Uta: Bonii Jakkusu |  play_arrow | A song themed around a station on the Sanyō Main Line |
| 22east | Railway Song (Descent into Ōshū)Sakushi: Shigama Totsuji / Sakkyoku: Shigama Hitoji / Uta: Dāku Dakkusu |  play_arrow | A Meiji-era song about the Tohoku Line |
| 23east | Railway Song (Chuo Line)Sakushi: Owada Takeki/Sakkyoku: Oumeichi/Uta: Kido Burazāzu |  play_arrow | Railway Song of the Chūō Main Line, produced in Meiji 44 (1911) |
| 24east | Odakyu Pipo Trainsakushi sakkyoku: miki torirou/ uta: za piinattsu |  play_arrow | A song inspired by the horn sound of the Romancecar |
| 25east | Corporate anthem of Central Japan Railway Companysakushi: Hayashi Nozomi/sakkyoku: Satou Makoto/uta: Nikikai |  play_arrow | Company song for the 20th anniversary of JR Central |
| 26east | Keihan Limited ExpressSakushi sakkyoku: Miki Torirou / Henkyoku: Arashino Hidehiko / Uta: Kusunoki Toshie Hoā Koinzu |  play_arrow | The Theme Song of the Keihan Limited Express |
| 27east | The Northern LandSakushi: Yamagami Michio / Sakkyoku: Morita Koichi / Uta: Dāku Dakkusu |  play_arrow | A sentence explaining JR Hokkaido’s company song. The lyrics were refined by Michio Yamakami after a public solicitation, and the lyrics differ between the CD and the company song. |
| 28east | Go Go KeiseiSakushi: Taguchi Makoto/Sakkyoku: Tamano Yoshio/Utai: Funabashi Herususenṭā Gurī Kurabu |  play_arrow | Keisei Electric Railway commercial song |
| 29east | Light Railway SongSakushi: Tokuda Yasuchika/Sakkyoku: Mita Shin’ichi/Uta: Fō Shisutāzu (genkyoku) |  play_arrow | A nostalgic song portraying the Okinawan light railway |
| 30east | I love you, Enoden.Sakushi: Satou Arihiro / Sakkyoku: Yamashita Takayuki / Uta: Hayakawa Akiko, Shimizu Ryouichi |  play_arrow | Enoden 100th Anniversary Commemorative Theme Song |
| 31east | Kintetsu Limited Expresssakushi sakkyoku: Miki Torirou/ uta: Kusunoki Toshie |  play_arrow | A commercial jingle depicting everyday life along the Kintetsu railway line |
| 32east | Tobu RomancecarSakushi sakkyoku: Kinomiya Yōichi / Uta: Fumei |  play_arrow | Old commercial song for Tobu Railway Spacia |
| 33east | I’m going to visit you — Iida LineSakushi sakkyoku: Kasagi Atsushi / Uta: Kurazato Kazuki |  play_arrow | PR song commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the JR Iida Line |
| 34east | Osaka City Streetcar SongSakushi: Owada Kenki/Sakkyoku: Tamura Torazo/Henkyoku: Toki Yuuji/Uta: Kido Burazāzu |  play_arrow | A song that sings about the history and scenery of the Osaka City Tram |
| 35east | Living with the citySakushi: Entetsu Gurūpu Shain Ichidō/Sakkyoku: Muramatsu Takatsugu/Uta: Entetsu Gasshōdan |  play_arrow | Enshu Railway’s 70th anniversary commemorative song. Composed by Takatsugu Muramatsu, with lyrics written by the employees. |
| 36east | Toward TomorrowSakushi: Araki Toyohisa / Sakkyoku: Horiuchi Takao / Uta: Fumei |  | Introduction to JR West's company song and its creators |
| 37east | Iyo Railway SongSakushi: Owada Kenki/Sakkyoku: Tamura Torazo/Uta: Kido Burazazu |  play_arrow | Iyotetsu 20th Anniversary Commemorative Song |
| 38east | Tokyo Geography Education Train SongSakushi: Ishihara Wasaburō/Sakkyoku: Tamura Toraozō/Uta: Dāku Dakkusu |  play_arrow | The streetcar song from Hibiya to Yasukuni Shrine |
| 39east | The Train of TimeSakushi sakkyoku, uta: Kumaki Anri |  play_arrow | The Keio Corporation commercial song by Anri Kumaki |
| 40east | Seasonal windSakushi sakkyoku: Minato Genta |  play_arrow | A support song created during the Minato Line’s survival crisis |
| 41east | Supple WindLyrics: Mori Yukinojō / Composition: Hiro Tsunoda / Vocals: Hiro Tsunoda, Nahoko Takahashi |  play_arrow | Image song of Nagoya Railroad |
| 42east | If you get off at this station…Sakushi sakkyoku uta: NOAH |  play_arrow | Producing an image song for the Bantan Line |
| 43east | Song of the Nankai Electric Railwaysakushi sakkyoku: miki torirō/ uta: ban kumiko |  play_arrow | Nankai Electric Railway’s Green Train CM Song |
| 44east | Between the sky and the wavesSakushi: Aoi Rinko / Sakkyoku • Henshoku: Aizawa Tomoyuki / Uta: Accent |  play_arrow | A CD featuring the Aonami Line’s cheering song |
| 45east | Railway Song (Yamanote Line)sakushi: Shimoyama Kei/sakkyoku: Obaichi/uta: Kuinetto |  play_arrow | A song that sings the names of Yamanote Line stations |