鮮魚列車、ラストラン　半世紀の歴史に幕―近鉄

　三重県の伊勢志摩地方で取れた魚介類を大阪へ運んできた近鉄の行商人専用列車「鮮魚列車」が１３日夕、最後の運行を行った。１９６３年のスタートから半世紀超。大阪上本町駅（大阪市天王寺区）では多くの鉄道ファンらが駆けつけ、帰途に就く名物列車を見送った。
　鮮魚列車は行商人専用の貸し切り列車として、日曜日と祝日を除く毎日、宇治山田駅（三重県伊勢市）と大阪上本町駅をつないだ。最盛期には１日１００人以上いた利用者の減少に歯止めがかからず、近鉄は１４日のダイヤ改正で廃止を決めた。今後は一般の急行列車に専用の１車両を連結する。（2020/03/13-18:34）

An iconic train used for transporting fish caught off the Ise-Shima region in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, to Osaka completed its last run Friday, drawing to a close its history of some 56 years.
   Railway fans saw off the train, operated by Kintetsu Railway Co., as it left Osaka-Uehommachi Station in the western city of Osaka in the evening on its way back to Ujiyamada Station in the city of Ise in Mie.
   The special train, reserved for fish dealers and catches, was operated every day, excluding Sundays and public holidays, between the two stations. The number of users had constantly been in decline since peaking at over 100 per day, prompting Kintetsu to end the service.
   The termination came one day before the start of the railway operator's new train timetable. From now, the service will be replaced by a dedicated railcar connected to a regular Kintetsu express train to allow some fish to continue to be sent to Osaka by rail.
   "I remember seeing the train together with my son, a train lover, when he was small," a 57-year-old housewife from Osaka who came to see the train at Osaka-Uehommachi Station said.