Auspicious train ticket
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Auspicious train tickets refer to train tickets with auspicious messages on them derived from the beginning and end stations on the ticket. Messages often employ homophonic puns in both Mandarin and H
Examples of auspicious train tickets in Taiwan. The station names are read in a way that carries lucky meanings.
Kōfuku Station
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Kōfuku Station is a closed railway station on the defunct Hiroo Line in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Now owned by the Kofuku town residents' association, even after its closure in 1987, it remains a popu
The station building, August 2009
Aerial photograph of the station area in 1977
The former platform, with preserved rolling stock, August 2009
The "Happy Bell" at the station, August 2011