“Final Operation of SL Ginga: JR Morioka Branch Office Holds Lottery Sales of Group Tours Including Kenji Miyazawa-inspired “Night Cruise””

The JR Morioka branch office (branch manager Kimito Kubo) will hold lottery sales of group tours on June 10th and 11th, which will be the final operation of the sightseeing train “SL Ginga” on the JR Kamaishi Line (between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations). ing. On the 11th, it will operate as a “night cruise” inspired by Kenji Miyazawa’s “Night on the Galactic Railroad”.

On the 10th, the train departs from Hanamaki at 10:36 am and arrives at Kamaishi at 3:10 pm. On the 11th, the train departed from Kamaishi at 2:40 and arrived at Hanamaki at 9:07. There are 3 courses available, one from Hanamaki and one from Kamaishi (capacity of 90 people each) and a round trip (capacity of 80 people each). Get on and off at Tohoku Shinkansen Tokyo, Ueno, and Omiya stations. There is also a plan that does not use the Shinkansen.

The one-night, two-day course from Hanamaki takes you around Goishi Beach in Ofunato City and Miracle Pine Tree in Rikuzentakata City. Two courses, one from Kamaishi using the Shinkansen and the other for a round trip, are three days and two nights. You can observe the running at the SL inspection and repair depot at Kamaishi Station.

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For the full article, please see the Iwate Nippo paper dated May 5.