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In Tokyo, Tobu Railways (on the Tojo Line, serving a million passengers daily) are running a 2nd trial where they pick-up unsold fresh vegetables from a rural wholesale center and bring it to central Tokyo's Ikebukuro station for direct sale to consumers. #TrainTwitter 
Vegetables picked from the field at 06:00 arrive at Ikebukuro sta. by 17:49, the stall opens at 18:00 and 18:30 everything has sold out. Prices are slightly lower than usual, and being able to shop right at the ticket gate saves consumers a trip to the super-market. #TrainTwitter
At the same time, Keikyu's Kurihama Line is running a trial to use off-peak time train space to transport fresh vegetables direct from farmers to consumers in Yokohama. Leaving Misakiguchi Station (which is the center of the farm rich Miura Peninsula) at 10:26, for Kamiooka Sta.
