Night on the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜, Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru?), in some translations Milky Way Railroad, Night Train to the Stars or Fantasy Railroad In The Stars, is a classic Japanese novel by Kenji Miyazawa written around 1927. The nine-chaptered novel was posthumously published in 1934 as part of Complete Works of Kenji Miyazawa Vol. 3 (『宮沢賢治全集』第三巻, Complete Works of Kenji Miyazawa Vol. 3?) published from Bunpodō (文圃堂, Bunpodō?). Four versions are known to be in existence, with the last one being the most famous among Japanese readers.

The novel was made into a 1985 anime film of the same title, along with various stage musicals and plays.

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