Blue Train (Japan)
Japanese long-distance sleeper train
Blue Trains (ブルートレイン, Burū Torein) in Japan were long-distance sleeper trains, nicknamed as such for the color of their train cars. They consisted of 20-, 12-, 583-, 14- or 24-series sleeper cars, and connected major destinations within Japan across long distances. For a time, other routes were served by a fleet of newer limited-express...