Monday 11 January 2016

Japan keeps a defunct railway station operational so that one schoolgirl can finish her education

                                                                                      (C)CCTVNews
Japan Railways is the talk of the week for its 'heart warming' story of keeping a defunct railway station functional for just one school going girl. Kami-Shirataki train station in the northernmost island of Hokkaido, Japan is almost barren and has just one regular passenger, a high school girl. The train stops there only twice a day, once to pick up the girl and again to drop her off after the school day is over.
According to CCTV News, Japan Railways, the group that operates the country’s railway network, had decided three years ago to keep the station functional only for the girl, till she graduates. Now the sole passenger is about to graduate, thus the station is about to close in next three or four months. This move garnered appreciation from everyone on social media. People from across the world praised such a step from Japan government and the company that operates railway network in Japan.

4 comments:

  1. how many countries can actually do that?

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  2. spending money to keep a train function for a girl while some politicians are busy squandering money for personal use

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  3. i hope she gets to repay the country in service when she finally becomes somebody in life

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