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Amid a declining population, an increasing number of stations on Japan's local train lines are switching to unmanned operations as railway companies target the bottom line amid decreasing passenger numbers.
Local governments and railway officials are warning that the extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line could lead to the collapse of the nationwide food distribution system.
KUSHIRO, Hokkaido With a puff of black smoke and the toot of a whistle, SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train (The winter wetland steam engine) of Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is full steam ahead again after two years.