"Blue train" ends last run in Japan after nearly 60 yrs of service

"Blue train" ends last run in Japan after nearly 60 yrs of service

The "Hokutosei" express arrives at Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2015 to the cheers of some 2,500 train enthusiasts and onlookers, after leaving Sapporo Station in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, the previous day. Japan's last "blue train" long-distance sleeper train in service completed its final run nearly 60 years after its debut in 1958. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000075703
  • Registered date
  • 2015/8/23 10:55:51
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 2706 × 2262 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 749.18(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Steam locomotive in Tochigi

    Steam locomotive in Tochigi

    A steam locomotive operated by Tobu Railway Co. departs Kinugawaonsen station in Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 10, 2018, at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of its first service in 51 years, on a short stretch of track at the tourist site of Nikko in the eastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Holidaymakers during Japan's Golden Week

      Holidaymakers during Japan's Golden Week

      Holidaymakers crowd a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Tokyo Station on May 6, 2018, as people returned to the metropolitan area on the final day of Japan's Golden Week holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        Luxury sleeper train in Japan

        Luxury sleeper train in Japan

        The luxury sleeper train "Train Suite Shikishima" pulls into a platform at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on April 30, 2018, ahead of a ceremony for the first anniversary of its run. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          JR Kyushu resumes "Seven Stars" train service on new route

          JR Kyushu resumes "Seven Stars" train service on new route

          Kyushu Railway Co.'s luxury sleeper train Seven Stars leaves JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka for a four-day trip on Aug. 22, 2017, as the company resumed the train service on a new route after heavy rains that struck Japan's southwestern main island in July forced it to avoid some of the worst-affected areas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            JR Kyushu resumes "Seven Stars" train service on new route

            JR Kyushu resumes "Seven Stars" train service on new route

            Kyushu Railway Co.'s luxury sleeper train Seven Stars leaves JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka for a four-day trip on Aug. 22, 2017, as the company resumed the train service on a new route after heavy rains that struck Japan's southwestern main island in July forced it to avoid some of the worst-affected areas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              Tobu Railway revives steam train service after half-century hiatus

              Tobu Railway revives steam train service after half-century hiatus

              A steam locomotive emits smoke at Shimoimaichi station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2017, as Tobu Railway Co. began operating its first steam train service in 51 years on a short stretch of track in the tourist site of Nikko in the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                Tobu Railway revives steam train service after half-century hiatus

                Tobu Railway revives steam train service after half-century hiatus

                A ceremony for the beginning of Tobu Railway Co.'s first steam train service in 51 years is held at Shimoimaichi station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2017. The steam train will run on a short stretch of track in the tourist site of Nikko in the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Mizukaze luxury sleeper train makes debut

                  Mizukaze luxury sleeper train makes debut

                  People on the platform see off West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train on its first journey at JR Osaka Station in Osaka on June 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Mizukaze luxury sleeper train makes debut

                    Mizukaze luxury sleeper train makes debut

                    West Japan Railway Co.'s Twilight Express Mizukaze luxury sleeper train prepares to depart on its first journey at JR Osaka Station in Osaka on June 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      JR East luxury sleeper train runs in Hokkaido

                      JR East luxury sleeper train runs in Hokkaido

                      East Japan Railway Co.'s new luxury sleeper train, "Train Suite Shiki-shima," runs on May 2, 2017, in Date, Hokkaido, with Mt. Yotei in the background. The train began its first trip in Tokyo the previous day and is scheduled to return on May 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo