Kyoto railway operator runs 1st train in ceremony

Kyoto Tango Railway celebrates the departure of the two-car sightseeing train Aomatsu in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on April 1, 2015, in a ceremony marking the first train run under its new operator, Willer Trains of Osaka. The railway service was formerly operated by a third-sector entity called Kitakinki Tango Railway (KTR). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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