In Japan, where the shinkansen has redefined efficiency, there exists an anomaly — the Seven Stars in Kyushu, a train that moves not with speed but with intention. Over two days and one night ...

JR Kokura Station is seen in Kitakyushu's Kokurakita Ward on July 28, 2023. (Mainichi/Munehisa Ishida) FUKUOKA -- "White powder" found by a train conductor in a bathroom of a train that had not ...

We were standing in the open, wood-paneled kitchen of Mirukashi Salon, a hyper-seasonal culinary retreat set in the hilly ...

“The steam locomotive was rather inconspicuous ... train is preserved at the Ome Railway Park in Ome, western Tokyo. Kyushu Railway Co. keeps an operational Class 8620 locomotive, the only ...

The Class DD51 replaced steam locomotives as the workhorse ... deployed from lines in Hokkaido and Kyushu for the mission in Tohoku since electric trains could not be used because some sections ...

Kyushu Railway, or JR Kyushu, is focused on driving a recovery of its businesses following the covid-19 pandemic. But there are structural headwinds, including a declining and aging population.

Since JR Kyushu's "Seven Stars in Kyushu" debuted ... of tourist trains to attract tourists, such as a trolley train and steam locomotives. During the summer, Tokyu suspends the Royal Express ...

From Tokyo, flights to Kitakyushu take about two hours. From there, you can reach Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures by the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train.

Kyushu Railway Company's, or JR Kyushu's, EBITDA for the nine months to December 2024 increased 15% to JPY 77 billion, mainly on growth in hotel and real estate earnings. Management maintained ...