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Shirayuki Express, which took 12 hours to connect Kanazawa and Aomori

From now on (2025) to about 40 years ago, express trains ranging from Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture to Aomori Station in Aomori Prefecture over 12 hours. It's a train called "Shirayuki". ...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.02.27

What kind of route was the Konan Railway Owani Line, which was effectively decided to abolish it? [Blue...

Regarding the Owani Line, a railway line operated by Aomori Prefecture's private railway, Konan Railway, Konan Railway intends to suspend train operations at the end of fiscal year 2027...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.02.19

A train with a locomotive and passenger train! ? Trains with a strange formation [Aomori, Akita, Iwate]

The main character of Japanese railways today can be said to be "trains." Furthermore, on routes where electricity cannot be supplied for trains (non-electrified routes), "dietic cars" that use diesel fuel as fuel are used...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.02.06

Sanriku Railway continues to run today after overcoming the crisis [Iwate Prefecture]

There is a railway that runs along the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture. It is called the Rias Line from the Sanriku Railway. The Sanriku Railway, which was the last railway to run along the Sanriku Coast, opened, was affected by the major disaster...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.23

"Train" can no longer run! ? What is "non-electrification" on the Ou Main Line? [Akita/Yamagata]

In railways, the process of allowing the vehicle to be powered by placing overhead wires (electric wires) above the tracks is called "electrification." Generally, vehicles running along the tracks are often called "trains"...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.21

The Yamada Line's path was asked, "Are you planning to ride a monkey?" [Iwate Prefecture]

There is a railway line that is said to have been told when the construction was planned, "Are you planning on carrying a monkey?" This is the JR Yamada Line that runs through Iwate Prefecture. What kind of route is the Yamada Line, its history and...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.08

Japan's first "underground railway" Sengoku Line [Miyagi Prefecture]

The Ginza Subway Line, which runs through Tokyo, is famous as Japan's first "subway" (it is sometimes referred to as the first in Asia). The Ginza Line is Japan's first route to full-scale underground routes...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.06

A trip around Iwate Prefecture! ? Expresses "Sotoyama" and "Goyo" from Morioka to Morioka

Many trains operate circularly on lines such as the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, the Osaka Loop Line in Osaka Prefecture, and the Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo Line in Aichi Prefecture. Therefore, when you take a train at a certain station, the train...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.12.06

The trail of the express train "Oga" that was connected to Ueno and Akita, which had a strong demand [Akita Prefecture]

If you are traveling by train from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Akita Station in Akita Prefecture, most people will probably take the "Komachi" on the Akita Shinkansen. In an era when there were no Shinkansen trains, there are express trains on traditional lines...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.11.20

Is it an electric railway that does not operate a railway? Towada Tourism Electric Railway's Past and Present [Aomori Prefecture]

Towada Kanko Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a company headquartered in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture. It operates local buses and Lake Towada sightseeing boats in the southeastern part of Aomori Prefecture. However, the company name is Electric Railway (electric...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.10.31

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