Doctor Yellow (Japanese: ドクターイエロー, Hepburn: Dokutā Ierō) is the nickname for a series of high-speed diagnostic trains that are used on JR Central's Tokaido Shinkansen and JR West's San'yō Shinkansen lines.

Nov 21, 2024 · Learn about the Doctor Yellow Shinkansen, a diagnostic service which identifies issues on Japan’s high-speed lines, and how to see the train before it retires.

1 day ago · The iconic "Doctor Yellow" train belonging to Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday after completing its final inspection of tracks on the Tokaido Shinkansen ...

1 day ago · The iconic "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Company, or JR Tokai, has completed its final track inspection before retirement. The other Doctor Yellow train, owned by West ...

Jun 13, 2024 · Iconic test trains nicknamed "Doctor Yellow," used to monitor the condition of tracks and overhead wires for Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines while traveling, are set to be retired due to...

1 day ago · The "Doctor Yellow" T4 edition track-testing bullet train for Japan's high-speed shinkansen lines makes its final run in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 29, 2025. Owned by JR Central, the T4 made its debut in 2001 and will not be replaced as the N700S passenger trains will carry test and observation equipment from 2027.

1 day ago · The iconic Doctor Yellow, a brightly colored train that has patrolled the Shinkansen tracks for 24 years, arrived at Tokyo Station on Jan. 29, completing its final journey.

Japan's eye-catching Doctor Yellow Shinkansen, used to monitor the condition of tracks and other infrastructure on the bullet train network, will be retired in coming years due to age.

Jan 3, 2025 · From January, Japan begins saying goodbye to the famous "Doctor Yellow" special bullet trains that have diagnosed faults on the country's high-speed shinkansen lines in some form for around 60 years since the first generation.

Jan 3, 2025 · According to JR Central, the first-generation Doctor Yellow, or the T1, came about shortly after shinkansen service began in 1964, amid concerns diagnostic measures were needed to monitor the...