page_title: Laurel Prize
section_title: Award winners
hierarchical_section_title: Laurel Prize / Award winners
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 東京メトロ千代田線16000系第一編成（スマイルフェスタ2010イベントでの綾瀬車両基地開放時に撮影） English: Tokyo Metro 16000 series EMU set 16101 on public display at Ayase Depot Open Day
context_page_description: The Laurel Prize is an award presented annually in Japan since 1961 by the Japan Railfan Club. It is awarded for railway vehicles that entered service in the previous year and voted by the selection committee as having the most outstanding functional and design features.
context_section_description: The list of award winners since 1961 is as follows.
caption: 2011 Laurel Prize winner, Tokyo Metro 16000 series EMU
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