Kyoto Tango Railway debuts with 1st train run

Kyoto Tango Railway debuts on April 1, 2015, as its sightseeing train Aomatsu departs from a station in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. It was the railway's first train run after the renaming of the railway service from Kitakinki Tango Railway (KTR). Willer Trains of Osaka is the new operator of the railway line serving mainly the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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