The Passengers on the Hankyu Line

The train departs from Takarazuka, taking on and letting off passengers before it arrives at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, where it will again welcome aboard a new cast of characters.

The rumble of the arriving train signals to passengers to hurry to the platform and the ringing of the bell announces the train’s impending departure, as the last few stragglers make it on board just before the doors close.

Then the train slides away from the platform. As the Imazu Line reverses course from Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi to Takarazuka, what stories will its passengers carry with them? Only they can know for sure.

The train sets off on its finite journey, transporting as many stories as passengers.