”鉄道専用”SNS「Railil（レイリル）」

Railil is a free ``railroad-specific'' SNS app provided by the JR West Group that allows you to enter the world of trains anytime, anywhere with a single tap from your smartphone.
Expand your railroad world by sharing your favorite railroad photos and travel memories, and checking out railroad information.


[Features of Railil]
■Share railway photos
~ Your railway photo might be introduced as a “favorite”? ! ~
Railil collects many railway photos from railway fans from all over the country.
More than 30,000 items have been posted, including nostalgic vehicles, scenery only known to fans, and memorable photos and landscapes.
Post and show off your railway photos, or react to other users' photos.
Let's deepen the connection between fellow railway fans.

-You can post photos with hashtags and search them.
・There are reaction buttons for likes, wonderful, nostalgic, and understand.
-You can view posted photos in two tabs: popular posts and latest posts.
・You can check your posts in chronological order on My Page.
・A photo posting event limited to the app is also being held!


■App-only railway column
We deliver free fresh railway columns that can only be read on "Railil" that will make your railway hobby even more fun.
Here you can check out the behind-the-scenes stories and latest information about the railway industry.
We are also announcing an app-only campaign where you can win luxurious benefits that are a must-see for railway fans that cannot be obtained anywhere else.

(Example of railway column)
・Go behind the scenes of the Kyoto Railway Museum exhibiting active rolling stock! !
・N700A turns into a baseball bat! ? Shinkansen recycled aluminum bat introduced
・JR Tokai Tokaido Shinkansen "New" chime starts!
・Cover photo campaign for Kotsu Shimbun's "Western Japan Timetable"
・The world of “Harry Potter” is now on Seibu Railway! Ikebukuro/Toshimaen Station renewal
・And only Sotetsu... a train depot that looks like a model train
・How do you maintain train wheels?
・The first difficulty is the gap between the platform and the train! Sanyo Shinkansen purser's story
・Tomorrow is the last run. 103 series last week story
・Finally, go underground! Tokaido Line Branch Line Umekita Area Track Switching Work
・Introducing a wonderful post “I tried #Railil for the first time”


■Safe and secure in the community operated by JR West Group
- You can use it without registering your real name.
- There is a function to report or block inappropriate posters.


Railil official website: https://www.jrw-inv.co.jp/business/railil/

"Enrich your life with trains"

Railways are a symbol of travel, history and culture,
It is "a child's aspiration" and "a life's work."
I want to create a community where I can share this charm with as many railway fans as possible.


[Railil is recommended for these people]
■I just love trains
・I want to immerse myself in a world filled only with railways.
・I want to compile and share railway photos and travel records.
・I want to share my railway photos with a community of railway fans only.
・I was looking for a community for railway fans and wanted to have fun with railway fans.
・I was looking for an app for railway fans, not just games and simulators.
・I wanted a railway-specific SNS and photo sharing SNS for my railway hobby.
・I enjoy reading railway news, railway columns, and railway blogs, and am interested in railway writers.
・You don't want to miss information on railway goods, posts, hashtag campaigns, etc.
・I don't want to miss out on information on railway events and campaigns, and I want to experience various railways.
・I want to read articles and behind-the-scenes stories about railways by active drivers, conductors, and vehicle mechanics.
・My hobby is traveling by train, and I like taking pictures of not only trains but also stations, and I want to share the same hobby.
・I want a place where all railroad fans/tetsu nerds can gather, including photography trains, riding trains, music trains, model trains, and timetable trains.
・A railway photographer who was looking for reference media for the composition of railway photographs/I admire railway photographers.

[Also recommended for these people]
・I want to show my children pictures of trains, and I want to enjoy looking at pictures of trains together.
・See photos of running trains found in the train encyclopedia
・I looked at the train service information and found a vehicle that caught my attention, so I decided to search for it.
・I want to see photos of rare vehicles such as old and new vehicles, Shinkansen, Doctor Yellow, and SL locomotives.
・I became a railway fan through train simulators and train games.
・I often go to the railway museum with my children and want to see trains from various regions.


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[Requests when taking and posting photos]
・Please post a photo taken by yourself.
・Please post photos taken in safe or permitted locations.
・If you post a photo that shows someone's face, please get their permission before posting.
　　With pride as a railway fan in your heart, let's deepen your railway hobby in a comfortable manner!

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