Ceremony held to mark start of train from relocated station

Ceremony held to mark start of train from relocated station

MAEBASHI, Japan - A ceremony is held on Oct. 1, 2014, to mark the start of a train run from the relocated Kawarayu Onsen Station on East Japan Railway Co.'s Agatsuma Line in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. The original station will be submerged due to the controversial Yamba Dam construction project.

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