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| The new line - marked in yellow - runs from Shimo-takaido in the north-western suburbs towards central Tokyo. |
Tokyu Corp. began on Monday a train service on its Setagaya Line in Tokyo that uses electricity generated 100 pct from renewable energy sources.
According to the railway operator, this is the first urban train service in Japan that relies entirely on renewable energy.
The Setagaya Line is now powered by geothermal and hydraulic power supplied by the Tohoku Electric Power Co. group. According to its website the company has 189 MW of geothermal energy capacity from 4 stations.
From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Friday, December 6, 2013 - Japan: Geothermal to Power Trains in Japan (The Japan News)
