JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

JR Hokkaido begins commercially operating Dual-Mode Vehicle

ABASHIRI, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) on April 14 began commercial operations on a test basis of its Dual-Mode Vehicle -- a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks -- on part of the Semmo Line along the Sea of Okhotsk in Japan's northernmost prefecture. The picture shows the DMV as a single-carriage train crossing a bridge in Abashiri. (Kyodo)

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