People wait for ticket sales for final luxury sleeper train run

Many people wait for the start of ticket sales for the Twilight Express at West Japan Railway Co.'s Osaka Station on Feb. 12, 2015, a month before the luxury sleeper train's last run from the western Japan station to Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The train is to be retired due to age after 26 years of service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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