Support Ueda Electric Railway affected by typhoon! Local university student donation campaign Nagano December 8, 21:31
On the 8th, students from local university railway clubs donated money to support the restoration of the entire Ueda Electric Railway line, which was heavily damaged by the typhoon No. 19 heavy rain disaster.
The Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line running in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, suffered a heavy rain disaster caused by Typhoon No. 19, and part of the bridge over the Chikuma River collapsed, and it is still impossible to drive between Ueda Station and the adjacent Castle Station. It is.
Fundraising activities are being conducted by local Nagano University Railway Club students and others who are trying to support the restoration of the entire line. On the 8th, five students have donation boxes made in the image of Ueda Electric Railway vehicles. I gathered at Ueda Station.
The students were planning to publish a cursed advertisement with a support message on Ueda Electric Railway's vehicle using the collected donations, calling for a message along with the donations.
A third-year high school girl student in Niigata Prefecture who wrote a message saying “I hope for recovery” said, “I want to go to Nagano University.
Mr. Akihiro Ueda of Nagano University Railway Club, which is promoting this activity, said, “Because this is an important railway in the region, the message you write will be reflected in the advertisement.
The students say they will be fundraising the next weekend and want to advertise when they are ready.