Japanese railway line closes, company keeps trains running for residents

Japanese railway line closes, company keeps trains running for residents

Castle and onsen towns affected as the Apple Orchard Railroad nears the end of the line. The Konan Railway Owani Line in Aomori Prefecture is one of Japan’s most picturesque and unique transport routes, with two-car trains running through apple trees along the 13.9-kilometre (8.6-mile) journey, earning it the beautiful moniker “Apple Orchard Railroad“. Now, over 70 years after the route was established in 1952, the Apple Orchard Railroad is at t…