I think many people regularly use trains, whether for commuting to work or school.
There are also many railway enthusiasts—people who enjoy taking photos of trains, riding various rail lines, or simply browsing timetables.
In this article, we’ll present a trivia quiz about railways!
Click “Show Answer” to reveal the answers, so you can enjoy the quiz right here in the article.
Now, let’s dive right in and enjoy some railway trivia.
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Trivia quiz about railways: A collection of questions on stations, lines, and rolling stock (1–10)
Which train station in Japan is located the deepest underground?
- Roppongi Station
- Otemachi Station
- Osaka Business Park Station
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Roppongi Station
The deepest underground station in Japan is Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo Line. Within Roppongi Station, Platform 1 is the deepest, located 42.3 meters below ground.
Which is the only sleeper train currently operating as a regular service?
- Cassiopeia
- Sunrise Izumo/Seto
- The Big Dipper
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Sunrise Izumo/Seto
Cassiopeia and Hokutosei were sleeper limited express trains once operated by JR East and JR Hokkaido, but they are no longer in regular service. In contrast, the Sunrise Izumo and Sunrise Seto, operated by JR West and JR Shikoku, are the only regularly scheduled sleeper trains in Japan, connecting Tokyo with Izumo and Takamatsu.
Which station among the following choices uses a switchback?
- Miyanokoshi Station
- Nihongi Station
- Echigo-Yuzawa Station
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Nihongi Station
A switchback is a railway technique used mainly in mountainous areas to overcome steep gradients, in which a train comes to a stop, reverses its direction, and proceeds toward its next destination. Among the options, the station that uses a switchback is Naoetsu’s Nihongi Station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
Which station has the highest number of daily passengers in the country?
- Shinjuku Station
- Shibuya Station
- Tokyo Station
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Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Station is served by numerous railway lines, including JR East, Odakyu, Keio, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway, and it is one of the stations with the highest ridership not only in Japan but also worldwide. Tokyo Station has the most train departures and arrivals, but it does not have the highest ridership in Japan.
Which station has a convenience store that also serves as the station building?
- Mizutani Station
- Sakabe Station
- Sekiguchi Station
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Sekiguchi Station
Sekiguchi Station is a station on the Nagaragawa Railway’s Etsumi-Nan Line in Gifu Prefecture, where a Lawson convenience store serves as the station building. When tenants were solicited for the old station building, Lawson applied, and the station building was rebuilt in 2013 to accommodate this, resulting in this unusual arrangement.
Which subway station in Japan has the highest elevation?
- Tanigami Station
- Shirakawa-go Station
- Yagiyama Zoological Park Station
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Tanigami Station
Tanigami Station is a station on the Kobe Municipal Subway Hokushin Line, located at an elevation of approximately 244 meters, making it the highest-elevation subway station in Japan. However, despite being on a subway line, Tanigami Station is an above-ground station; the highest-elevation subway station that is actually underground is Yagiyama Zoological Park Station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line.
Despite being located in a prefectural capital, which station is not served by JR limited express trains?
- Takamatsu Station (Kagawa Prefecture)
- Nara Station (Nara Prefecture)
- Maebashi Station (Gunma Prefecture)
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Nara Station (Nara Prefecture)
The capital of Nara Prefecture is Nara City, and JR Nara Station is located within the city. However, limited express trains operated by JR West do not stop at JR Nara Station. This is because, although the Kansai Main Line, the Nara Line, and the Sakurai Line serve JR Nara Station, none of these lines has limited express services.