In the city of Tokyo, Ryo and Nakamura walk to their jobs at the suburban railway company where they work fixing the problems produced by the train suicides. Ryo handles the removal of the human remains. Nakamura charges the fine to the family of the deceased because the suicide interrupts the railway service. Saki, a young girl, wanders around the city contemplating her apathetic society. Her walk eventually reaches a train platform where Ryo sees her. Their meeting of eyes changes the direction of their lives forever.

Memories of the trains that once existed in Mauritius are still fresh in the minds of the few witnesses. Numerous anecdotes pave the path of the trains, which moved around the island from 1864 to 1964, giving us a glimpse of the fanciful railway era of Mauritius.