Train carriage turns into a library for children in Japan
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Resting in a corner of a housing complex in Tokyo, Japan, a railway train carriage is the home of the Kumegawa train library for local children. /VCG Photo

Resting in a corner of a housing complex in Tokyo, Japan, a railway train carriage is the home of the Kumegawa train library for local children. /VCG Photo

Once running along an important railway line for local residents, the carriage, donated by Seibu Railway Company, now holds about 5,000 books, serving as a reading room for children and their parents. /VCG Photo

Once running along an important railway line for local residents, the carriage, donated by Seibu Railway Company, now holds about 5,000 books, serving as a reading room for children and their parents. /VCG Photo

Maintained by 25 volunteers, it opens on Wednesdays and Saturdays. /VCG Photo

Maintained by 25 volunteers, it opens on Wednesdays and Saturdays. /VCG Photo

The train library first opened in 1967, but was removed from the complex. It opened again with another train carriage in 2001. /VCG Photo

The train library first opened in 1967, but was removed from the complex. It opened again with another train carriage in 2001. /VCG Photo