"Panda train" starts service in western Japan

"Panda train" starts service in western Japan

"Panda train," whose first car and seat covers are designed as a panda face, begins service on Aug. 5, 2017, leaving JR Tennoji Station in Osaka for Shirahama Station in Wakayama Prefecture. The limited express train will be operated between the urban areas of Kyoto and Osaka and southern Wakayama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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