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'Japan's Slowest Train'


Claude_Dreyfus

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Nice.  This railway was featured in episode 30 of FujiTV's Minna no Tetsudou.  Also, I think Kintetsu has two short lines in Mie that are 762mm.

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A million people a year?!?

 

I'm not sure a million people ride Amtrak in a year. :-)

 

And 20km/h isn't that slow by Amtrak standards either - especially when you're stuck behind a 17mph (27kph) never-scheduled freight train that gets priority.

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marknewton
Also, I think Kintetsu has two short lines in Mie that are 762mm.

 

Well, one short line with a shorter branch!  :grin  Yokkaichi to Utsube, and the branch is from Hinaga to Nishi-hino. The much longer Hokusei line is now owned by the Sangi Railway.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

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My grandpa told me about a train line in Poland (not sure) that uses a gauge of 40cm(!!).

 

But this one looks interesting, especially if the rebuild some parts of it each year.

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