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Blue Ribbon Award (railway)

Annual award for railway vehicles in Japan

Blue Ribbon Award (railway)
Summary

Annual award for railway vehicles in Japan

FieldValue
nameBlue Ribbon Award
imageBlue Ribbon Prize 1988 of Japan Railfan Club.JPG
image_size
caption1988 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside an Odakyu 10000 series HiSE EMU
awarded_forMost popular and outstanding railway vehicle that entered service in the previous year
date
countryJapanJapan
presenterJapan Railfan Club
year1958
holderJR West 273 series EMU
most_awardsKintetsu Railway
websitehttps://www.jrc.gr.jp/e/award/bl
image2Odakyu Romancecar SE 3000 series and GSE 70000 series Ebina depot 20190526.jpg
image2_size
caption2The 1st Prize Odakyu 3000 series SE (left)
previous67th (2024)
main68th (2025)
next69th (2026)

The 62nd Prize Odakyu 70000 series GSE

2006 Blue Ribbon Award ceremony at Shinjuku Station for the Odakyu 50000 series "VSE" Romancecar EMU, September 2006

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.

AwardYearTrainOperatorImage
119583000 series SE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway[[File:Model 3000 SE of Odakyu Electric Railway.JPG150px]]
21959151 series Kodama EMUJNR[[File:151 Fuji Yokohama.jpg150px]]
3196010100 series Vistacar II EMUKintetsu[[File:Kintetsu 10100 A at Kawatikokubu.jpg150px]]
41961KiHa 81 series Hatsukari DMUJNR[[File:阪和線1978-14.jpg150px]]
519627000 series Panorama Car EMUNagoya Railroad[[File:Meitetsu 7000 Series EMU 011.JPG150px]]
6196320100 series Aozora EMUKintetsu[[File:Kintetsu-20100-no6.jpg150px]]
719643100 series NSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway[[File:Odakyu NSE 3100.jpg150px]]
819650 Series ShinkansenJNR[[File:Shinkansen type 0 Hikari 19890506a.jpg150px]]
91966KiHa 8000 series DMUNagoya Railroad[[File:Meitetsu 8000 sakou.jpg150px]]
10196718200 series EMUKintetsu[[File:Kintetsu18200.JPG150px]]
111968581 series Gekkō EMUJNR[[File:JNR 583 raicho kuhane581-27 osaka.jpg150px]]
121969Class EF66 electric locomotiveJNR[[File:EF6649 Fuji Hayabusa 20090312.jpg150px]]
1319705000 series Red Arrow EMUSeibu Railway[[File:Seibu-5000-Misato-Train-93.jpg150px]]
141971
15197214 series coachJNR[[File:PC14-Mizuho.jpg150px]]
161973183 series EMUJNR[[File:JR East 183-1000 Minakami.jpg150px]]
171974AE series Skyliner EMUKeisei Electric Railway[[File:Keisei Skyliner 1st livery 1986.jpg150px]]
181975
1919766300 series EMUHankyu[[File:阪急 6350 (4378192997).jpg150px]]
2019776000 series EMUNagoya Railroad[[File:Meitetsu 6000 series 011.JPG150px]]
21197812400 series Sunny Car EMUKintetsu[[File:KINTETSU12400 3.JPG150px]]
22197930000 series Vistacar III (now Vista EX) EMUKintetsu[[File:Kintetsu 30000 Old Ver.jpg150px]]
2319801000 series EMUEnoshima Electric Railway[[File:Enoden-1001.jpg150px]]
2419817000 series LSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway[[File:小田急7000形LSE車.jpg150px]]
2519821000 series Bernina EMUHakone Tozan Railway[[File:Model 1000 of Hakone Tozan Railway.jpg150px]]
2619832000 series EMUKeikyu[[File:Keikyu2051-2058 2doors.jpg150px]]
271984** trainJNR[[File:Salonexpresstokyo.jpg150px]]
2819858800 series Panorama DX EMUNagoya Railroad[[File:Nagoya-Railroad-8800.JPG150px]]
291986Resort 21 EMUIzukyū Corporation[[File:Izukyu-2100-Resort-21-2nd.jpg150px]]
301987KiHa 83/84 Furano Express DMUJR Hokkaido[[File:Furano exp.jpg150px]]
31198810000 series HiSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway[[File:Odakyu 10000 Hakone 20120205.jpg150px]]
32198921000 series Urban Liner EMUKintetsu[[File:Kintetsu21000Series03.jpg150px]]
331990651 series Super Hitachi EMUJR East[[File:Jreast 651super.jpg150px]]
341991100 series Spacia EMUTobu Railway[[File:Tobu-Series100-109F Revival.jpg150px]]
35199220000 series RSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway[[File:Odakyu 20000 RSE Asagiri 20100515.jpg150px]]
361993787 series Tsubame EMUJR Kyushu[[File:Ariake-Series787-BM2.jpg150px]]
371994
38199550000 series Rapi:t EMUNankai Electric Railway[[File:Nankai50000Series01.jpg150px]]
391996883 series Sonic EMUJR Kyushu[[File:JR kyusyu 883-1.jpg150px]]
401997
411998500 Series Shinkansen NozomiJR West[[File:JRW-500-nozomi.jpg150px]]
421999285 series Sunrise Express EMUJR Central & JR West[[File:Series285-0 I2.jpg150px]]
432000Cassiopeia sleeping carJR East[[File:JRE Series-E26 Kahafu-E26.jpg150px]]
442001885 series Shiroi Kamome EMUJR Kyushu[[File:JRKyushu 885series onojo-mizuki 20040627161048.jpg150px]]
452002E257 series Azusa / Kaiji EMUJR East[[File:JR East E257 series EMU 021.JPG150px]]
46200321020 series Urban Liner Next EMUKintetsu[[File:KINTETSU21020 1.JPG150px]]
4720045100 type bilevel cab car Marine Liner EMUJR Shikoku[[File:JR-Series5000.jpg150px]]
482005M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMUJR Freight[[File:Mc250-6 20051023.jpg150px]]
49200650000 series VSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway[[File:Odakyu.type50000.jpg150px]]
502007Toyama Light Rail[[File:PORTRAM-0606.jpg150px]]
512008N700 Series ShinkansenJR Central & JR West[[File:Shinkansen N700 z15.jpg150px]]
52200960000 series MSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway[[File:Odakyu-Type60000-MSE-Hakone.jpg150px]]
532010E259 series Narita Express EMUJR East[[File:JRE Series-E259-Ne007.jpg150px]]
542011AE series Skyliner EMUKeisei Electric Railway[[File:Keisei-Type-AE.jpg150px]]
552012E5 Series ShinkansenJR East[[File:Series-E5-U15 Yamabiko-50.jpg150px]]
5620131000 series EMUTokyo Metro[[File:Tokyo Metro 1000 20130406-01.JPG150px]]
57201450000 series Shimakaze EMUKintetsu[[File:KINTETSU50000 1.JPG150px]]
582015E7 and W7 Series ShinkansenJR East/JR West[[File:Series-E7-F19.jpg150px]]
5920165700 series Jet Silver 5700 EMUHanshin Electric Railway[[File:Hanshin Series5700-5701 5721.jpg150px]]
602017BEC819 series DENCHA BEMUJR Kyushu[[File:JR Kyushu BEC819 z311 20200720.jpg150px]]
612018JR West[[File:SL Yamaguchi C57-1+35 series 2017-09-09 (36322212533).jpg150px]]
62201970000 series GSE EMUOdakyu Electric Railway[[File:Odakyu Series70000 Hakone-7.jpg150px]]
632020001 series Laview EMUSeibu Railway[[File:Seibu Series001 Chichibu-20.jpg150px]]
64202180000 series Hinotori EMUKintetsu[[File:Kintetsu Series80000 Hinotori-10.jpg150px]]
6520221000-1890 series Le Ciel EMUdate=2022-05-26title=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 decidedurl=https://railf.jp/news/2022/05/26/173000.htmlaccess-date=2022-05-26website=Japan Railfan Magazine Onlinepublisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd.location=Japanlanguage=ja}}[[File:Keikyu Type 1000-1891F Wing.jpg150px]]
662023HC85 series DEMUJR Central[[File:JRC HC85-D105 Nanki-3.jpg150px]]
672024N100 series Spacia X EMUTobu Railway[[File:Tobu Series-N100-N101.jpg150px]]
682025273 series Yakumo EMUJR West[[File:JRW Series273-Y1.jpg150x150px]]

References

References

  1. (May 2016). "Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". {{ill.
  2. link. (May 2016). {{ill. Japan Railfan Club. ja. 鉄道友の会
  3. (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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