Japan: Fans bid farewell as Sanko Line closes after 88 years in service

From THE ASAHI SHIMBUN; April 1, 2018

GOTSU, Shimane Prefecture–Thousands of train buffs and one wild boar caused chaos on the final day of operations of an 88-year-old railway running along a river in the mountainside of the Chugoku region.

West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) closed down the 108.1-kilometer Sanko Line for good on March 31 because of dwindling passenger numbers.

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