Japan Railway Journal

Season 5, Episode 13

Episode Title: South Hokkaido Railway: A Tourist Train Developed by a Tour Company

Air Date: 2019-09-26

Overview:

South Hokkaido Railway is home to a popular tourist train. A third sector company, South Hokkaido Railway began operation in 2016 with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen. With limited resources, the railway asked a major tour company to help develop and operate a tourist train. See how the company worked with the community, and used their know-how to turn a "regular" train into a fun tourist train that has been gaining attention across Japan.