Blue Ribbon Award (railway)

Blue Ribbon Award
1988 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
DateJune 20, 1958 (1958-06-20)
CountryJapanJapan
Presented byJapan Railfan Club
First awarded1958
Last awarded2024
Currently held byTobu N100 series EMU
Most awardsKintetsu Railway
Websitehttps://www.jrc.gr.jp/e/award/bl
The 1st Prize Odakyu 3000 series SE (left)
The 62nd Prize Odakyu 70000 series GSE
← 66th (2023) · 67th (2024) · 68th (2025) →
2006 Blue Ribbon Award ceremony at Shinjuku Station for the Odakyu 50000 series "VSE" Romancecar EMU, September 2006

The Blue Ribbon Award (ブルーリボン賞, Burū Ribon Shō) is an award presented annually in Japan since 1958 by the Japan Railfan Club. 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Blue Ribbon Prize and Laurel Prize". Japan: Japan Railfan Club. May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

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