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World's 1st commercial hybrid-train operations begin in Japan NAGANO, Japan* The world's first commercial hybrid-train operations began Tuesday on a line straddling Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures, East Japan Railway Co. said. The electric motor-diesel engine hybrid train, dubbed the ''Koumi'' train, left Nakagomi station in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, for Kobuchizawa station in Yamanashi Prefecture amid a ceremony, JR East said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
