Daily Quests, Streaks and Rank Titles: A Reason to Type Every Day
Three daily quests, the same for everyone. Finish a run to stamp your attendance card, keep a streak with freezes, and climb from Station Staff to President.
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46 postsUpdated September 26, 2026
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September 2026
2 posts
August 2026
6 posts
The Station You Start At Is Now the First One You Type
A Yamanote lap is 31 station names now, not 30. The station you start from has become the first thing you type, so a run begins outside the ticket gate — with a pictogram figure running onto the platform at exactly your typing speed. What changed, and why every leaderboard started over.
Share Your Rail Typing Result as a Card: PNG, QR Code and More
Rail Typing’s new result share card turns your time, WPM, accuracy and route into a polished PNG. Pick a wide or tall layout, switch themes, and let friends open the same challenge from the link or QR code.
Restart a Run With One Key — and Never Set Up Twice
Two small changes to the practice loop: bind a key that restarts a run instantly from anywhere, and let every line remember the start, direction and input mode you chose last time. Neither one costs you anything if you never touch them.
A keyboard tester for US and Japanese layouts
Press a key and it lights up on screen. A new tool for checking every key on an Apple Magic Keyboard — and for seeing exactly which five keys a JIS board has that a US one does not.
Japanese Typing Test, Kana Drills and a Generated Romaji Table
Four new practice pages: a 30-second Japanese typing test, a kana trainer you can drill row by row, the complete romaji table generated from the typing engine, and per-kana weakness analysis of your own runs.
New Station Announcements: Hear Japanese Station Names as You Arrive
Turn on Japanese station announcements in Rail Typing and hear each station name when your train arrives—without interrupting the race.
July 2026
5 posts
Keiyo Line to Tokyo Disney: How to Reach Maihama from Tokyo Station
Take the JR Keiyo Line to Tokyo Disney: ride about 15 minutes from Tokyo Station to Maihama, plus the deep-platform warning every first-timer needs.
Tokyo Subway Pass Guide: One Ticket for Metro & Toei
Tokyo's subway is two companies with two fares. Here's how the combined Tokyo Subway Ticket (24/48/72-hour) and the Metro & Toei one-day pass work, how the hour clocks tick, why JR isn't covered, and who actually saves.
Live typing battles: race a friend station by station
Create a private 1v1 room, share one link and race through a Japanese railway line in real time—with live progress, rematches and spectators.
How to type faster: raise your WPM with Tokyo Rail Typing
Practical drills, warm-ups and split-time tricks to boost your typing speed while running trains across Tokyo.
Chasing the perfect Yamanote lap: splits, pacing and strategy
Advanced tactics for the 30-station loop — read your splits, find your slow stations, and shave seconds off your best time.