Classic route
SL Paleo Express
Kumagaya → Mitsumineguchi · Japan
- Distance
- 57 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 39 min
- Top speed
- 60 km/h
- Operator
- Chichibu Railway
- Train
- C58 363 + 12 series
- Countries
- Japan
- In service since
- 1988
Page last updated 2026-07-22 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The closest steam to Tokyo: wartime C58 363 huffs four retro coaches from Kumagaya into the Chichibu hills past Nagatoro’s rock terraces — running since 1988.
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