Japan Railway Journal - Season 3 Episode 1 Turning Problems Into Opportunities: The Tsugaru Railway's Strategy
Tsugaru Railway is a local private railway that runs for 20.7km in Aomori Prefecture, in northern Japan. Its "Stove Train" is now a popular tourist attraction in winter, but 10 years ago the company narrowly escaped crisis when ridership began to significantly decrease due to local depopulation and the shift to motorization. See how an outsider CEO saved the company by gathering funds and came up with unique ideas and turned problems into opportunities. Then see Iwakura High School - a school that teaches railway related curriculums.
First Air Date: Mar 09, 2015
Last Air date: Oct 24, 2024
Season: 10 Season
Episode: 153 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 31.018
Language: Japanese, English
Keyword : train, railroad, train travel, train station, railway history, railway, bullet trains, japanese train
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Turning Problems Into Opportunities: The Tsugaru Railway's Strategy
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Advanced Urban Travel: Japan's Monorail Systems
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