Popular sleeper train brings down curtain on quarter-century history

The "Twilight Express," a luxury sleeper train connecting Sapporo in the north and Osaka in the west, runs in Date in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido in February 2015. The train had its last run on March 12, ending its service of more than 25 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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