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Oigawa Railway

Shizuoka · Shimada · Craft Experiences

Japanese name: 大井川鐵道のSL

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Oigawa Railway
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WHAT TO DOOigawa Railway

The first place in Japan to bring steam locomotives back into working preservation.

WHEREShizuoka

Central · Shimada

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The first place in Japan to bring steam locomotives back into working preservation.

About this place

Ōigawa Railway (大井川鐵道, Ōigawa Tetsudō) is a private railway company in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, founded in 1925. The company is commonly known as Daitetsu (大鉄 or 大鐵). The company was a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group until 2015, when it was restructured and sold to Eclipse Hidaka, a food, hotel, and investment company headquartered in Hidaka, Hokkaido.

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Founded / opened:1976

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