The Alishan Express is getting a makeover, with its four cars decorated in Ikawa Line livery to mark the 40th anniversary of the partnership between the Alishan Forest Railway and Japan’s Oigawa ...

If you're planning to visit Japan this summer, you might want to check out the Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture, as the railway line has dressed up one of its steam engines as Thomas the Tank ...

The Alishan Forest Railway has launched a limited-time reciprocal ticket promotion with Japan’s Kurobe Gorge Railway and Oigawa Railway, allowing eligible passengers to redeem passes on the two ...

Young ‘uns and the young-at-heart: we’ve got good news! Shizuoka prefecture’s Day Out With Thomas train tour has returned with rides scheduled throughout this entire year. This year, you can take ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This picture taken on July 2, 2014 shows a life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine, surrounded by young schoolchildren at Shinkanaya ...

The Oigawa Railway began operating Japan's first preserved steam locomotive in 1976, and has been a pioneer in the field ever since. Now the company operates 4 steam trains that run more than 300 days ...

Join us as we embark on a local sightseeing trip on the Oigawa Railway in spring. Our trip starts from one of Japan's most famous tea-producing areas, Shimada City, located in the centre of Shizuoka ...

An Oigawa Railway train is seen stopped where it collided with a tilted utility pole in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2018. (Mainichi) SHIMADA, Shizuoka -- A train collided ...