A tour was held in Kochi City before the DMV = Dual Mode Vehicle, a vehicle that runs on both railroads and roads, will start operating between eastern Kochi Prefecture and southern Tokushima Prefecture from 25th this month. rice field.
The DMV is a vehicle introduced by the Asakaigan Railway that runs on both railroad tracks and roads with improved minibuses.
A tour was held in Kochi City from the 25th of this month before the DMV started operation between the eastern part of Kochi prefecture and the southern part of Tokushima prefecture.
Of the three DMVs introduced by the Asa Kaigan Railway, a red vehicle depicting the late Tokugawa scholar, Ryoma Sakamoto, etc. was unveiled during the tour, and many people including railroad enthusiasts visited.
In addition, the work of lowering the wheels when getting on the railroad track from the road was also made public, and the visitors were taking pictures with smartphones and the like.
The DMV will start operating on the line connecting the eastern part of Kochi prefecture and the southern part of Tokushima prefecture on the 25th of this month. increase.
Also, on weekends and holidays, it is limited to one round trip, and it is supposed to run about 38 km road from "Umi no Eki Toyocho" to "Umi no Eki Toromu" in the eastern part of Kochi prefecture for about 1 hour one way. ..
A person who visited the tour said, "I was impressed. I would like to ride this time while running."