Blue Ribbon Award (railway)

Blue Ribbon Award
2012 Blue Ribbon Award plaque inside an E5 Series Shinkansen EMU
Awarded forMost popular and outstanding railway vehicle that entered service in the previous year
DateJune 20, 1958 (1958-06-20)
CountryJapan
Presented byJapan Railfan Club
First award1958
Currently held byJR West 273 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

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.