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Not all Japanese trains are Shinkansen or packed subways. Here's a little local train just south of Tsurugi station, on its way into Kanazawa. This was a few days ago. 

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Great video. Yes,there are nice trains in Japan. I planned to use a common train to travel from Hashima to Nagoia, but things changed a nit and I changed the plans. Maybe in a next time I can explore more the trains there, specially a trip to Nagazaki.

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
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Yes that's the Hokuriku Railway, or known as the Hokutetsu - a private railway in the Kanazawa area.  Think they are currently down to operationg only 2 or 3 lines - used to be many more.  I rode it back in January 2025 and was a fun ride. 

symph1 Wrote:
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> Not all Japanese trains are Shinkansen or packed
> subways. Here's a little local train just south of
> Tsurugi station, on its way into Kanazawa. This
> was a few days ago. 

Glad you and others (dwatry) are documenting this line. Thanks for the video!

In 2023, Ishikawa Prefecture and the nearby city governments decided to give financial assistance to Hokutetsu, to prevent this line (Ishikawa Line) from becoming BRT (Bus Rapid Transit). In the near term, the trains will keep running.

I still have many items on my Japan To Do list, but I might have to squeeze in another Kanazawa area visit to collect some materials and witness the details I found on the obstacles Hokutetsu is facing to keep the Ishikawa Line financially viable.

>...  the obstacles Hokutetsu is
> facing to keep the Ishikawa Line financially
> viable.

Wander around Tsurugi neighborhoods. You'll see that the line used to extend further southeast. The tracks and supports for the catenary are visible here and there. There's an old station, now used as a tourist center, just below the largest Buddhist temple.

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