Japan: Sightseeing train turns ‘problem’ Kyoto line into talk of the town

By RYUTARO ABE, Staff Writer, The Asahi Shimbun; March 4, 2019

MIYAZU, Kyoto Prefecture–A railway here once on the verge of being defunct has a new lease on life with its slow-moving sightseeing train featuring a cafe-like interior.

The Tango Aka-Matsu is operated by Kyoto Tango Railway (Tantetsu), whose lines were famously dubbed the symbol of unprofitable train routes in the Heisei Era, which started in 1989.

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