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A proposed light rail transit service connecting the foot of Mt. Fuji to its 5th station would be capable of transporting 3.36 million passengers annually, a recent report by a local government showed. Yamanashi Prefecture is proposing a double-track line operating two-car trains every six minutes for 10 hours per day to disperse the summer influx of tourists while reducing vehicle emissions, according to its interim report. The line would run along the Fuji Subaru Line, the toll road to the 5th station that serves as the starting point to one of the mountain’s most popular hiking trails. The …