Blue Ribbon Award (railway)
# Blue Ribbon Award (railway)

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 [ja]. 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1958 | 3000 series SE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| 2 | 1959 | 151 series Kodama EMU | JNR |
| 3 | 1960 | 10100 series Vistacar II EMU | Kintetsu |
| 4 | 1961 | KiHa 81 series Hatsukari DMU | JNR |
| 5 | 1962 | 7000 series Panorama Car EMU | Nagoya Railroad |
| 6 | 1963 | 20100 series Aozora EMU | Kintetsu |
| 7 | 1964 | 3100 series NSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| 8 | 1965 | 0 Series Shinkansen | JNR |
| 9 | 1966 | KiHa 8000 series DMU | Nagoya Railroad |
| 10 | 1967 | 18200 series EMU | Kintetsu |
| 11 | 1968 | 581 series Gekkō EMU | JNR |
| 12 | 1969 | JNR Class EF66 electric locomotive | JNR |
| 13 | 1970 | 5000 series Red Arrow EMU | Seibu Railway |
| 14 | 1971 | Not awarded | — |
| 15 | 1972 | 14 series coach | JNR |
| 16 | 1973 | 183 series EMU | JNR |
| 17 | 1974 | AE series Skyliner EMU | Keisei Electric Railway |
| 18 | 1975 | Not awarded | — |
| 19 | 1976 | 6300 series EMU | Hankyu |
| 20 | 1977 | 6000 series EMU | Nagoya Railroad |
| 21 | 1978 | 12400 series Sunny Car EMU | Kintetsu |
| 22 | 1979 | 30000 series Vistacar III (now Vista EX) EMU | Kintetsu |
| 23 | 1980 | Enoden 1000 series EMU | Enoshima Electric Railway |
| 24 | 1981 | 7000 series LSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| 25 | 1982 | 1000 series Bernina EMU | Hakone Tozan Railway |
| 26 | 1983 | 2000 series EMU | Keikyu |
| 27 | 1984 | 14 series [ja] Salon Express Tokyo [ja] train | JNR |
| 28 | 1985 | 8800 series Panorama DX EMU | Nagoya Railroad |
| 29 | 1986 | 2100 series [ja] Resort 21 EMU | Izukyū Corporation |
| 30 | 1987 | KiHa 83/84 Furano Express DMU | JR Hokkaido |
| 31 | 1988 | 10000 series HiSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| 32 | 1989 | 21000 series Urban Liner EMU | Kintetsu |
| 33 | 1990 | 651 series Super Hitachi EMU | JR East |
| 34 | 1991 | 100 series Spacia EMU | Tobu Railway |
| 35 | 1992 | 20000 series RSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| 36 | 1993 | 787 series Tsubame EMU | JR Kyushu |
| 37 | 1994 | Not awarded | — |
| 38 | 1995 | 50000 series Rapi:t EMU | Nankai Electric Railway |
| 39 | 1996 | 883 series Sonic EMU | JR Kyushu |
| 40 | 1997 | Not awarded | — |
| 41 | 1998 | 500 Series Shinkansen Nozomi | JR West |
| 42 | 1999 | 285 series Sunrise Express EMU | JR Central & JR West |
| 43 | 2000 | E26 series [ja] Cassiopeia sleeping car | JR East |
| 44 | 2001 | 885 series Shiroi Kamome EMU | JR Kyushu |
| 45 | 2002 | E257 series Azusa / Kaiji EMU | JR East |
| 46 | 2003 | 21020 series Urban Liner Next EMU | Kintetsu |
| 47 | 2004 | 5100 type bilevel cab car Marine Liner EMU | JR Shikoku |
| 48 | 2005 | M250 series Super Rail Cargo EMU | JR Freight |
| 49 | 2006 | 50000 series VSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| 50 | 2007 | 0600 series "Portram" [ja] | Toyama Light Rail |
| 51 | 2008 | N700 Series Shinkansen | JR Central & JR West |
| 52 | 2009 | 60000 series MSE EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| 53 | 2010 | E259 series Narita Express EMU | JR East |
| 54 | 2011 | AE series Skyliner EMU | Keisei Electric Railway |
| 55 | 2012 | E5 Series Shinkansen EMU | JR East |
| 56 | 2013 | Tokyo Metro 1000 series EMU | Tokyo Metro |
| 57 | 2014 | Kintetsu 50000 series Shimakaze EMU | Kintetsu |
| 58 | 2015 | E7 series/W7 series Shinkansen EMU | JR East/JR West |
| 59 | 2016 | Hanshin 5700 series Jet Silver 5700 EMU | Hanshin Electric Railway |
| 60 | 2017 | BEC819 series DENCHA BEMU | JR Kyushu |
| 61 | 2018 | 35 series coach [ja] | JR West |
| 62 | 2019 | Odakyu 70000 series EMU | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| 63 | 2020 | 001 series Laview EMU | Seibu Railway |
| 64 | 2021 | Kintetsu 80000 series Hinotori EMU | Kintetsu |
| 65 | 2022 | Keikyu 1000-1890 series Le Ciel EMU | Keikyu |
| 66 | 2023 | HC85 series DEMU | JR Central |
