Cassiopeia overnight train to retire in March

Cassiopeia overnight train to retire in March

East Japan Railway Co.'s Cassiopeia luxury overnight train, with a blue locomotive pulling the silver passenger cars, runs through the mountainous area of Toyoura in Hokkaido on Oct. 26, 2015. The operation of the express train connecting Tokyo and Sapporo is set to end in March 2016 in parallel with the launch of a bullet train service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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