Japan Railway Journal

Season 8 Episode 11: Running a Luxury Tourist Train in Hokkaido

Since JR Kyushu's "Seven Stars in Kyushu" debuted in 2013, railway companies have seen trains as tourism resources and begun running luxury tourist trains. With their close ties to the region, tourist trains also help revitalize the areas in which they run. In 2020, Tokyu Corporation's "THE ROYAL EXPRESS" started operating on JR Hokkaido. See why and how Tokyu's luxury tourist train started running in Hokkaido Prefecture.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

12

Episodes:

174

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2015

IMDb:

8.0