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Japan Railway Journal S5E2 — JR Gono Line: A Popular Local Line Worth the Journey

Japan Railway Journal•Season 5•Episode 2

JR Gono Line: A Popular Local Line Worth the Journey

Feb 8, 201928 min

JR East's Gono Line, which runs between Akita and Aomori Prefectures, currently boasts 3 popular tourist trains with the name "Resort Shirakami," attracting more than 100,000 passengers annually. Once facing discontinuation, the line has made a comeback with the support of JR East staff, and

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Seasons12

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Season 5 Episodes19

New Year Trains: Beginning the New Year with a Journey still

New Year Trains: Beginning the New Year with a Journey

JR Gono Line: A Popular Local Line Worth the Journey still

JR Gono Line: A Popular Local Line Worth the Journey

Amaterasu Railway: A Tourist Attraction Making the Most of a Discontinued Line still

Amaterasu Railway: A Tourist Attraction Making the Most of a Discontinued Line

Yamanote Line: Tokyo's Ever Evolving Loop Line still

Yamanote Line: Tokyo's Ever Evolving Loop Line

JR Hokkaido's Yubari Line: A Beloved Local Line Comes to an End still

JR Hokkaido's Yubari Line: A Beloved Local Line Comes to an End

Tokyo Metro: A Subway Network On Time & On Track still

Tokyo Metro: A Subway Network On Time & On Track

Nishi-Nippon Railroad: Fine Dining on an Even Finer Tourist Train still

Nishi-Nippon Railroad: Fine Dining on an Even Finer Tourist Train

Hiroshima Electric Railway: On Track on the Streets still

Hiroshima Electric Railway: On Track on the Streets

Hankai Tramway: Osaka's One & Only Tram Network still

Hankai Tramway: Osaka's One & Only Tram Network

Choshi Electric Railway: Finding New Ways to Get Back on Track still

Choshi Electric Railway: Finding New Ways to Get Back on Track

JR Osaka Loop Line: Developing a Better, More User-Friendly Line still

JR Osaka Loop Line: Developing a Better, More User-Friendly Line

Kyoto Tango Railway: A Bus Company to the Rescue still

Kyoto Tango Railway: A Bus Company to the Rescue

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

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

Chizu Express: A Top Tier Third Sector Railway still

Chizu Express: A Top Tier Third Sector Railway

Hitachinaka Seaside Railway: Pulling Together with the Local Community still

Hitachinaka Seaside Railway: Pulling Together with the Local Community

JR's Ekinaka Development Project: A New Lifestyle Below the Chuo Line still

JR's Ekinaka Development Project: A New Lifestyle Below the Chuo Line

Introducing the N700S: JR Central's Next-Generation Shinkansen still

Introducing the N700S: JR Central's Next-Generation Shinkansen

New Technology Opening the Future of the Railway still

New Technology Opening the Future of the Railway

Reviewing the New Trains of 2019 still

Reviewing the New Trains of 2019

Cast2

Nathan Berry

Nathan Berry

Self - Presenter

Ryo Takagi

Ryo Takagi

Self - Professor, Kogakuin University

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Episode Summary

"JR Gono Line: A Popular Local Line Worth the Journey" is episode 2 of Japan Railway Journal season 5. It aired on February 8, 2019.

Next: E3 · Amaterasu Railway: A Tourist Attraction Making the Most of a Discontinued Line Best of Season 5