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Blue Ribbon Award (railway)
Annual award for railway vehicles in Japan
Annual award for railway vehicles in Japan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Blue Ribbon Award |
| image | Blue Ribbon Prize 1988 of Japan Railfan Club.JPG |
| image_size | |
| caption | 1988 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside an Odakyu 10000 series HiSE EMU |
| awarded_for | Most popular and outstanding railway vehicle that entered service in the previous year |
| date | |
| country | JapanJapan |
| presenter | Japan Railfan Club |
| year | 1958 |
| holder | JR West 273 series EMU |
| most_awards | Kintetsu Railway |
| website | https://www.jrc.gr.jp/e/award/bl |
| image2 | Odakyu Romancecar SE 3000 series and GSE 70000 series Ebina depot 20190526.jpg |
| image2_size | |
| caption2 | The 1st Prize Odakyu 3000 series SE (left) |
| previous | 67th (2024) |
| main | 68th (2025) |
| next | 69th (2026) |
The 62nd Prize Odakyu 70000 series GSE

The Blue Ribbon Award is an award presented annually in Japan since 1958 by the . It is awarded for railway vehicles that entered service in the previous year and were voted by members as being the most outstanding design of the year.
Award winners
The list of award winners since 1958 is as follows.
| Award | Year | Train | Operator | Image | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1958 | 3000 series SE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway | [[File:Model 3000 SE of Odakyu Electric Railway.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 2 | 1959 | 151 series Kodama EMU | JNR | [[File:151 Fuji Yokohama.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 3 | 1960 | 10100 series Vistacar II EMU | Kintetsu | [[File:Kintetsu 10100 A at Kawatikokubu.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 4 | 1961 | KiHa 81 series Hatsukari DMU | JNR | [[File:阪和線1978-14.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 5 | 1962 | 7000 series Panorama Car EMU | Nagoya Railroad | [[File:Meitetsu 7000 Series EMU 011.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 6 | 1963 | 20100 series Aozora EMU | Kintetsu | [[File:Kintetsu-20100-no6.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 7 | 1964 | 3100 series NSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway | [[File:Odakyu NSE 3100.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 8 | 1965 | 0 Series Shinkansen | JNR | [[File:Shinkansen type 0 Hikari 19890506a.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 9 | 1966 | KiHa 8000 series DMU | Nagoya Railroad | [[File:Meitetsu 8000 sakou.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 10 | 1967 | 18200 series EMU | Kintetsu | [[File:Kintetsu18200.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 11 | 1968 | 581 series Gekkō EMU | JNR | [[File:JNR 583 raicho kuhane581-27 osaka.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 12 | 1969 | Class EF66 electric locomotive | JNR | [[File:EF6649 Fuji Hayabusa 20090312.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 13 | 1970 | 5000 series Red Arrow EMU | Seibu Railway | [[File:Seibu-5000-Misato-Train-93.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 14 | 1971 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 1972 | 14 series coach | JNR | [[File:PC14-Mizuho.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 16 | 1973 | 183 series EMU | JNR | [[File:JR East 183-1000 Minakami.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 17 | 1974 | AE series Skyliner EMU | Keisei Electric Railway | [[File:Keisei Skyliner 1st livery 1986.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 18 | 1975 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 1976 | 6300 series EMU | Hankyu | [[File:阪急 6350 (4378192997).jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 20 | 1977 | 6000 series EMU | Nagoya Railroad | [[File:Meitetsu 6000 series 011.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 21 | 1978 | 12400 series Sunny Car EMU | Kintetsu | [[File:KINTETSU12400 3.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 22 | 1979 | 30000 series Vistacar III (now Vista EX) EMU | Kintetsu | [[File:Kintetsu 30000 Old Ver.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 23 | 1980 | 1000 series EMU | Enoshima Electric Railway | [[File:Enoden-1001.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 24 | 1981 | 7000 series LSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway | [[File:小田急7000形LSE車.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 25 | 1982 | 1000 series Bernina EMU | Hakone Tozan Railway | [[File:Model 1000 of Hakone Tozan Railway.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 26 | 1983 | 2000 series EMU | Keikyu | [[File:Keikyu2051-2058 2doors.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 27 | 1984 | ** train | JNR | [[File:Salonexpresstokyo.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 28 | 1985 | 8800 series Panorama DX EMU | Nagoya Railroad | [[File:Nagoya-Railroad-8800.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 29 | 1986 | Resort 21 EMU | Izukyū Corporation | [[File:Izukyu-2100-Resort-21-2nd.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 30 | 1987 | KiHa 83/84 Furano Express DMU | JR Hokkaido | [[File:Furano exp.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 31 | 1988 | 10000 series HiSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway | [[File:Odakyu 10000 Hakone 20120205.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 32 | 1989 | 21000 series Urban Liner EMU | Kintetsu | [[File:Kintetsu21000Series03.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 33 | 1990 | 651 series Super Hitachi EMU | JR East | [[File:Jreast 651super.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 34 | 1991 | 100 series Spacia EMU | Tobu Railway | [[File:Tobu-Series100-109F Revival.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 35 | 1992 | 20000 series RSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway | [[File:Odakyu 20000 RSE Asagiri 20100515.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 36 | 1993 | 787 series Tsubame EMU | JR Kyushu | [[File:Ariake-Series787-BM2.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 37 | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| 38 | 1995 | 50000 series Rapi:t EMU | Nankai Electric Railway | [[File:Nankai50000Series01.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 39 | 1996 | 883 series Sonic EMU | JR Kyushu | [[File:JR kyusyu 883-1.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 40 | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | 1998 | 500 Series Shinkansen Nozomi | JR West | [[File:JRW-500-nozomi.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 42 | 1999 | 285 series Sunrise Express EMU | JR Central & JR West | [[File:Series285-0 I2.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 43 | 2000 | Cassiopeia sleeping car | JR East | [[File:JRE Series-E26 Kahafu-E26.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 44 | 2001 | 885 series Shiroi Kamome EMU | JR Kyushu | [[File:JRKyushu 885series onojo-mizuki 20040627161048.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 45 | 2002 | E257 series Azusa / Kaiji EMU | JR East | [[File:JR East E257 series EMU 021.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 46 | 2003 | 21020 series Urban Liner Next EMU | Kintetsu | [[File:KINTETSU21020 1.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 47 | 2004 | 5100 type bilevel cab car Marine Liner EMU | JR Shikoku | [[File:JR-Series5000.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 48 | 2005 | M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMU | JR Freight | [[File:Mc250-6 20051023.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 49 | 2006 | 50000 series VSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway | [[File:Odakyu.type50000.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 50 | 2007 | Toyama Light Rail | [[File:PORTRAM-0606.jpg | 150px]] | |||||||||
| 51 | 2008 | N700 Series Shinkansen | JR Central & JR West | [[File:Shinkansen N700 z15.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 52 | 2009 | 60000 series MSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway | [[File:Odakyu-Type60000-MSE-Hakone.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 53 | 2010 | E259 series Narita Express EMU | JR East | [[File:JRE Series-E259-Ne007.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 54 | 2011 | AE series Skyliner EMU | Keisei Electric Railway | [[File:Keisei-Type-AE.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 55 | 2012 | E5 Series Shinkansen | JR East | [[File:Series-E5-U15 Yamabiko-50.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 56 | 2013 | 1000 series EMU | Tokyo Metro | [[File:Tokyo Metro 1000 20130406-01.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 57 | 2014 | 50000 series Shimakaze EMU | Kintetsu | [[File:KINTETSU50000 1.JPG | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 58 | 2015 | E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen | JR East/JR West | [[File:Series-E7-F19.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 59 | 2016 | 5700 series Jet Silver 5700 EMU | Hanshin Electric Railway | [[File:Hanshin Series5700-5701 5721.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 60 | 2017 | BEC819 series DENCHA BEMU | JR Kyushu | [[File:JR Kyushu BEC819 z311 20200720.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 61 | 2018 | JR West | [[File:SL Yamaguchi C57-1+35 series 2017-09-09 (36322212533).jpg | 150px]] | |||||||||
| 62 | 2019 | 70000 series GSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway | [[File:Odakyu Series70000 Hakone-7.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 63 | 2020 | 001 series Laview EMU | Seibu Railway | [[File:Seibu Series001 Chichibu-20.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 64 | 2021 | 80000 series Hinotori EMU | Kintetsu | [[File:Kintetsu Series80000 Hinotori-10.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 65 | 2022 | 1000-1890 series Le Ciel EMU | date=2022-05-26 | title=2022年ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞決定 | trans-title=2022 Blue Ribbon Award / Laurel Prize recipients decided | url=https://railf.jp/news/2022/05/26/173000.html | access-date=2022-05-26 | website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online | publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. | location=Japan | language=ja}} | [[File:Keikyu Type 1000-1891F Wing.jpg | 150px]] |
| 66 | 2023 | HC85 series DEMU | JR Central | [[File:JRC HC85-D105 Nanki-3.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 67 | 2024 | N100 series Spacia X EMU | Tobu Railway | [[File:Tobu Series-N100-N101.jpg | 150px]] | ||||||||
| 68 | 2025 | 273 series Yakumo EMU | JR West | [[File:JRW Series273-Y1.jpg | 150x150px]] |
References
References
- (May 2016). "Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". {{ill.
- link. (May 2016). {{ill. Japan Railfan Club. ja. 鉄道友の会
- (2022-05-26). "2022年ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞決定". Koyusha Co., Ltd..
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