150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

A special train prepares to depart JR Kobe Station during a ceremony celebrating the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1874.

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