Springdale Railway

The map of Springdale Railway, showing all available stations.

The Springdale Railway (Japanese: さくら鉄道, Sakura Railway) is the rail system that connects various locations within Springdale and its surrounding towns that appear in the Yo-kai Watch games.

Initially in the Yo-kai Watch video game, feature is limited, only allowing the player to travel between Springdale Central and Sunshine Station, but in Yo-kai Watch 2 and Yo-kai Watch 3, the feature is greatly expanded, which has stations that the player can stop at allowing access to Harrisville and San Fantastico.

Overview

The railway system is a method of transport used to get around stations, which must be visited before the Mirapo Warp feature is unlocked in the respective games. To use it, the player is required to purchase a day ticket at any station for $3.00, which allows for unlimited rail travel during the current in-game day. It can only be accessed during the daytime and evening.

The rail system travel is unlocked during Chapter 4 in Yo-kai Watch 2, where Nate/Katie must travel to Harrisville by rail to meet their grandparent while in Yo-kai Watch 3, it is unlocked during Chapter 3 in Hailey's side of the story where she must visit Sparkopolis. The railway can also be used in Old Springdale and Old Harrisville, but only as a one-way journey via the two locations.

Stations

A list of all the stations in Yo-kai Watch 2, excluding the four hidden ones.

A total of 22 stations can be visited, spanning across four different route lines. While they provide access to certain towns, most of the stations serve little-to-no use in the game with the exception of the stamp rally, battling rare Yo-kai once per day and obtaining certain items by talking to people at the station.

In Yo-kai Watch 3, Greenfields Station and Green Street Station now have accessible stairways, with them leading to Greenfields and Sparkopolis. San Fantastico and Harrisville are also available as optional areas in the international versions and the 3.0 update in the original Japanese game.

Hidden Stations

There are four secret train stations that can be accessed by completing certain prerequisites, which are Cherry Hill, Whimsy Valley, Scarfit Downs and Little Haven. They have been in the game since Yo-Kai Watch 2 Psychic Specters. In Yo-kai Watch 2 Psychic Specters, they are not visible from the beginning on the station mstatap and cannot be visited until the player meets the prerequisites to do so.

Cherry Hill Station can be unlocked by completing the quest "The Price of the World" at the abandoned hospital at night and defeating Dr. Maddiman (YW2 Psychic Specters). It contains the Elder Bloom Baffle Board. Whimsy Valley can be unlocked by talking to Leggly outside the protagonist’s house after finishing Directator's Quests. (YW2 Psychic Specters) Exclusively in Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters, Whimsy Valley must be visited to access the Gera Gera Abyss Resort. Scarfit Downs is unlocked after triggering the Legendary Legacy quest (YW2 Psychic Specters). Little Haven Station is unlocked after using the Chummer Baffle Board who will also grant you the Classic Gold background if you speak to him twice. During a sunny day, there will be a kid on the left of the station who will give the player a quest "The God of the Sea".

List of stations

Station	Line	Access to
Sunshine Station	Fox Line	Blossom Heights
Whimsy Valley Station	Fox Line	Geragera Abyss Resort (via Hexpress, Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters only)
Cherry Hill Station	Central Line
Spring Station	Central Line	Excellent Tower (Yo-kai Watch 2 and Yo-kai Watch 3 only)
Springdale Central Station	Central Line, Central Line Express	Downtown Springdale
Green Street Station	Central Line	Sparkopolis (Yo-kai Watch 3 only)
Hibarly Hills Station	Central Line
Petal Peak Station	Central Line
Factory Row Station	Central Line
Sweet Meadow Station	Central Line
Fortune Place Station	Central Line, Central Line Express
Skybridge Station	Central Line
Dreamer's Field Station	Central Line
Ridgemont Station	Central Line
Bayside Station	Central Line
San Fantastico Station	Central Line	San Fantastico Fishing Port (Yo-kai Watch 2 and Yo-kai Watch 3 only)
Greenfields Station	Echo Line	Greenfields Area(Yo-kai Watch 3 only)
Temple Park Station	Echo Line
Dingle Falls Station	Echo Line
Harrisville Station	Echo Line	Harrisville (Yo-kai Watch 2 and Yo-kai Watch 3 only)
Scarfit Downs Station	Echo Line
Little Haven Station	Central line (Left end)

Items

Item	Name	Location	Games
	Free 'n' Easy Pass	Complete the Stamp Rally in the All Aboard Quest.	YW2
		Find and talk to Shogunyan at Whimsy Valley Station via a Kainet request.	YW3

It is possible to obtain the Free 'n' Easy Pass which will allow the player to ride the train without paying any fees. It cannot be used in the past in Yo-kai Watch 2.

In Yo-kai Watch 2, the pass must be obtained by completing the Stamp Rally as well as being part of the All Aboard Request. A conductor at Spring Station will give the player a stamp card, which must be filled in by visiting the stamp box at every station, excluding the hidden stations. Once all of the locations are filled in the stamp pass, the player must talk to any conductor so they can obtain the Free 'n' Easy Pass.

It is obtained differently in Yo Kai Watch 3, where the player must head to Whimsy Valley Station as either Nate or Hailey after receiving a KaiNet message about a yo-kai who loves trains. They must find Shogunyan with the Watch Radar, as talking to him will give the player the Free 'n' Easy Pass.

Train Events

While riding on the train, the player can come across other characters that will either pass by the player or sit in the front seat. Some of them are characters like Bear and Eddie while others are NPCs. Though they have a conversation with the player, they can sometimes give them items as a gift. Playing as Hailey in Yo-kai Watch 3 will meet up with characters like Isabel instead.

Yo-kai Watch 2

Character	Conversation
Random Events
Whisper	Whisper will bring up how Bear looks pretty strong, and might be good in a fight. The player mentions he doesn't get into many fights these days, and he has a weakness, which is that he's scared of his mom. The player tells a story of how Bear tried to skip school one day, and his mother dragged him back to school, and by the time he came, he was crying.
Whisper	Whisper will ask the player if they're done with their summer homework, which the player can't confidently respond to. He then asks if they started, with them claiming they're almost done. Eventually Whisper corners the player and tells them that they have to start the homework when they head home, causing the player to tear up.
Whisper	Whisper asks the player if they have a crush on anyone, which the player quickly denies and asks why he's so curious. Whisper asks if they have a crush on Katie*/Eddie*, with the player responding saying that they're just a friend. Whisper says on the train, you're supposed to talk about either love or stock prices, and asks if the player has any stock tips. The player grumbles, wondering if Whisper enjoys getting on their nerves.
Whisper	Whisper wonders why Eddie always wears headphones, and what he listens to. The player suggests that since he's able to hear, he might not be listening to anything and is wearing them for a fashion reason. Whisper says it's not fashionable at all, and could be foreign conversations playing on a loop, to learn other languages. The player doubts it and thinks he's listening to something like Next HarMEOWny, and remembers to ask next time they see him.
Whisper	Whisper asks the player if they notice anything different about him. After being disappointed when they say they don't notice anything, he tells them he's developed strange tan lines. Both the player and Jibanyan are disappointed and wonder what the big deal is, with Whisper responding that he'll feel awkward in his swimsuit at the beach. The player then screams that nobody will notice since he's invisible and normally naked anyway. After Whisper stays silent for a few seconds, with the player worrying they upset him, Whisper takes the advice and says he should live his life without worrying how he appears to others.
Nate/Katie	The player asks why Jibanyan likes Chocobars, with Jibanyan mentioning he doesn't know what's weird about it. Whisper agrees that Jibanyan eating human snacks is odd. Jibanyan disregards them and says his dream is to open a Chocobar factory one day, and the player encourages him. Whisper asks if Jibanyan will share his Chocobars with him when his dream comes true. In response, the player mentions that Whisper thought a cat liking chocobars was weird.
Nate/Katie	The player asks Whisper if he ever gets a tan. He says he gets tanned regularly, and got some color today. The player says they can't tell at all, and Whisper replies saying the tan peeling off is part of his morning routine, which grosses the player out.
Mr. Goodsight	Mr. Goodsight asks the player how they've been, before giving them a Bitter Medicine. He says it's his favourite herbal remedy from Chloro-Phil Good, but then explains how bitter it is, making the player wonder why someone would drink it. They then think how they could give it to a Yo-kai, Whisper in a worst-case scenario. Whisper asks if they said something, and Jibanyan becomes anxious over the herbal remedy, and the player denies saying anything. Mr. Goodsight then leaves.
Wiglin	Wiglin comes by in a good mood, as he says he's on the way to a dance competition the next town over. The player says they think Wiglin will win, but he expresses doubt, since one of his opponents is a "dancing machine". The player asks if he's a Yo-kai they haven't heard of, which Wiglin denies and says he's a human. The player realises he's talking about Groovalicious, who is Wiglin's biggest rival.
Komasan	Komasan will meet up with the player, and he will mention how the first step to using the train system is figuring out the "maze" that is the map. He then says the next challenge is the swing-door beeper at the entrance, referencing the turnstile. He finally says that the hardest part of the train system is guessing what train you want to go on, with the fact that he just jumps on trains at random shocking the player. Komasan then mentions he's on the wrong train and leaves.
Meg	Meg arrives, telling the protagonist she's heading for dance class. She states that a weirdo with an afro arrived the other day, challenging the whole class to a dance competition. She gives the protagonist a coin, stating she doesn't know what to do with it and thinks they will.
Cadin	Cadin arrives, telling the protagonist he's spending his summer time exploring before he has to go into the ground which the protagonist reminds him he's not a real cicada. He gives the player an insect, calling it his friend and asking they look after him.
Scripted Events
Eddie	For this event to happen, the player must have started the All Aboard! request. Once the player has obtained 9 of the 18 stamps from any of the visible stations, the next time the player takes the train, an event will play where the player encounters Eddie on the train, which itself begins a small side-quest. When talked to, he is inspirited by Squeeky which causes the music coming from his headphone to be audible inside the whole train car. Unique to this event is that it allows the player to walk across the moving train car, something which is otherwise not possible.

Yo-kai Watch 3

Nate

Character	Conversation	Item Given
Jibanyan	Jibanyan will mention he's been invited to a 'Merican Yo-kai party. Whisper asks if he can come, which Jibanyan replies with that he needs to ask the party hosts, which makes Whisper think the matter is decided and he's coming. Jibanyan tells Nate not to let him come, and Nate says he doesn't mind either way, but then says he won't miss Whisper for just one day. He then asks Whisper to have the Yo-kai Pad for that day, which he eventually relents to.	N/A
Jibanyan	Jibanyan states that he's got a thing for trucks currently with Nate stating how he's attempted to challenge trucks in BBQ. Whisper states that he wouldn't fight a truck even if he was paid a million BBQ bucks. Jibanyan adds that he couldn't believe how big they were but he felt he could toughen up his Soultimate on them. He's excited to take on Springdale trucks with his new skills. Whisper jabs that he's awfully full of confidence for someone who hasn't bested a single truck. Jibanyan retaliates, saying that Whisper is a useless pillowy punchbag.	N/A
Nate	Nate remarks at how amazing it was that Steve Jaws created the Yo-kai Watch Dream in a cave. Mentioning the Dream Watch reminds Jibanyan and Nate of the fact that Whisper traded in the Yo-kai Watch U. Whisper defends himself by saying trading it in that is what started their BBQ adventures. He then admits that he was a little hasty, and Nate tells him to drop it.	N/A
Nate	Nate wonders what Buck's been up to recently. Whisper comments on how he's been fixated on finding aliens lately, and wonders if he's gone home to talk about it with Dorothy. Jibanyan says she's the only family he has right now, and Nate agrees saying they're probably pretty close, and that having an older sister would be nice. Everyone remembers how Dorothy walks down the stairs like a spider, and Nate says that he'd rather not have a sister who does that.	N/A
Whisper	Whisper starts by making surprised expressions. Jibanyan looks confused, but then both he and Nate realize Whisper farted. Whisper acts confused and tries to shift the blame onto Nate. They argue back and forth, with Whisper stating that Nate's mastered the art of silent farting, and that he should be more like his farts.	N/A
Whisper	Whisper says he wants to work at a Bultery Cafe, saying he wants to put his life skills to the test. Nate wonders why it has to be a cafe, Whisper talks about the experince and Nate compares it to Maid in Heaven in Sparkopolis. Jibanyan reveals that Whisper only wants to work at a cafe to meet cute girls. Whisper is surprised Jibanyan saw right through him and Nate says it was obvious the whole time. Whisper says that if he can't work at a Butlery Cafe he'll have to work at Maid in Heaven. Nate says they're looking for maids not butlers.	N/A
Casey	Casey meets up with Nate, hearing he came back from BBQ. When Nate says he made friends in BBQ, Casey ends up confused that he was able to communicate with them. He asks what rides Nate went on, with Nate eventually finding out Casey thinks BBQ is an amusement park. He then gives Nate a Gooey Candy.	Gooey Candy
Young Man	A man native to BBQ sits down and starts to talk to Nate, with him having no idea what he's saying. Whisper urges him to speak so he doesn't look weird, with Nate eventually answering in a broken accent when he asks if he's looking for someone. The man gives Nate Caramel Peanuts in pity. After the man leaves, Whisper claims he understood the man, and that he complimented Whisper. Nate doesn't believe him.	Caramel Peanuts
Mr. Goodsight	Mr. Goodsight finds Nate on the train and Nate asks if he's from Timers & More. Mr. Goodsight welcomes him back to Springdale and asks him about the Yo-kai Watch Dream. Nate tells him about another watch shop in BBQ. It ends with Mr. Goodsight giving Nate a Mighty Medicine, saying he hopes to see Nate back at Timers & More sometime.	Mighty Medicine
Man	A man sits by Nate and talks about how hot the weather is, how on days like these he wishes he was fishing. He gives Nate Fish Bait and tells him to try fishing sometime, maybe he'll appreciate it as much as he does.	Fish Bait
Jungle Hunter Staff	The Staff recognizes Nate, saying his boss who moved to BBQ never shuts up about him, and that he sent him a ton of photographs of the fish Nate caught. Nate is surprised and bashful, and the Staff recounts a letter from his boss about how Nate saved him by fishing him out of trouble. Nate finds it embarrassing and the Staff asks him to say hi to his boss if he gets the chance, and gives Nate a Black Syrup. He says Nate should try bug catching for old times sake and mentions the Springdale Jungle Hunter is still in business, so he should come by.	Black Syrup
Hoppy-go-Lucky	Hoppy-go-Lucky greets Nate and asks if he knows where the train is headed. Nate asks if Hoppy-go-Lucky checked before getting on the train and Hoppy-go-Lucky responds that he thought he'd try his luck and hopped on, but that he doesn't really care where he ends up. Hoppy-go-Lucky decides to get off at the next stop and Nate is baffled that he gets off at whatever stop he feels like.	N/A
Tomnyan	Tomnyan shows up and Nate asks him how he's finding Springdale. Tomnyan says ha had an epic sightseeing tour, and Nate askes if anyone confused him for Jibanyan. Jibanyan asks Nate if he thinks they look similar and Nate says the biggest difference is that Tomnyan has blue eyes. Tomnyan lets Nate in on the secret that he's wearing blue contact lenses, and when Nate is surprised he reveals he was fooling him. Jibanyan tells him to quit kidding around and Tomnyan tells him to calm down and that its just a joke.	N/A
Koma Knomads	Nate encounters the Koma Knomads while riding the train. Knomad Koma asks if Nate is going to the big city as well, with Nate responding that he doesn't plan to go that far. Jibanyan says he didn't realize you could hitchhike using trains, and Knomad Jiro says that they're never hitchhiking again. Nate asks if anything bad happened and the Koma Knomads recount how they ended up accidentally riding a taxi, and how the driver made them get out once they found out the Koma Knomads had no money. They end with telling Nate he should also be careful of taxis. After they leave Nate asks Whisper if he's sure this train is going to the big city, and Whisper says that he hopes so for their sakes.	N/A

Hailey

Character	Conversation	Item Given
Armsman	Hailey spots Armsman who asks if she's seen Helmsman. She tells him that she hasn't. He declares he must widen his search but then asks where he is stating that the ground is shaking. Usapyon tells him it's a train, wondering if he's never been on a train before. Armsman admits he's never seen one before and Usapyon notes it must be because he has no eyes. Armsman gives them a Rhino Beetle in thanks for the enlightenment stating that he always mistakes them for Helmsman. Hailey thanks him nervously and he states he's got even more inside him. Usapyon and Hailey are shocked with Hailey stating she's fine with just one.	Rhino Beetle

Yo-kai

Yo-kai Watch 2

Train Yo-kai

In Yo-kai Watch 2, during certain encounters the player will battle Yo-kai. Note that if any Yo-kai in the battle has a Rank higher than the player's Watch Rank, then that encounter cannot occur until the player reaches the appropriate Watch Rank.

Yo-kai		Rank	Allies	Level	Time	Weather	Rate
	Pandle			6	Anytime	Any	?%
	Cutta-nah			6	Anytime	Any	?%
	Terrorpotta			6	Anytime	Any	?%
	Leggly			6	Anytime	Any	?%
	Heheheel			7	Anytime	Any	?%
	Fidgephant			9	Anytime	Any	?%
	Cupistol			13	Anytime	Any	?%
	Grubsnitch			13	Anytime	Any	?%
	Hidabat			13	Anytime	Any	?%
	Tantroni			13	Anytime	Any	?%
	Castelius III			13	Anytime	Any	?%
	Shmoopie			13	Anytime	Any	?%
	Goruma			23	Anytime	Any	?%
	Snobetty			23	Anytime	Any	?%
	Copperled			23	Anytime	Any	?%
	Babblong			23	Anytime	Any	?%
	Droplette			??	Anytime	Any	?%
	Blowkade			??	Anytime	Any	?%
	Coughkoff			??	Anytime	Any	?%
	Croonger			??	Anytime	Any	?%
	Illoo			??	Anytime	Any	?%
	Lafalotta			??	Anytime	Any	?%
	Duchoo			??	Anytime	Any	?%
	Pandle			??	Anytime	Any	?%
	Peckpocket			??	Anytime	Any	?%
	Ben Tover			??	Anytime	Any	?%

Special Yo-kai

Yo-kai		Rank	Requirements	Level	Time	Rate
	Robogramps		Met at Temple Park Station. (Hungramps Cog required)	50	Anytime	Multiple
	Robonoko		Met at Dingle Falls Station. (Noko Cog required)	50	Anytime	Multiple
	Robodraggie		Met at Ridgemont Station. (Draggie Cog required)	50	Anytime	Multiple
	Robomutt		Met at Bayside Station. (Manjimutt Cog required)	50	Anytime	Multiple
	Robokoma		Met at Hilbarly Hills Station. (Komasan Cog required)	50	Anytime	Multiple
	Robokapp		Met at Green Street Station. (Walkappa Cog required)	50	Anytime	Multiple

Yo-kai Watch 3

Train Yo-kai

Yo-kai		Rank	Allies	Level	Time	Weather	Rate
	Leggly			52	Anytime	Any	?%
	Snotsolong			?	Anytime	Any	?%
	Lafalotta			52	Anytime	Any	?%
	Nird			52	Anytime	Any	?%
	Snobetty			52	Anytime	Any	?%
	Throne Wiper			52	Anytime	Any	?%
	Agon			52	Anytime	Any	?%
	Casanono			52	Anytime	Any	?%
	Statiking			53	Anytime	Any	?%

Hexpress

Main article: Hexpress

Exclusively in Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters, the Hexpress can be boarded after completing the main storyline of the game. A Hexpress Pass is required which can be obtained by talking to Leggly in front of the Adams House*/Forester House*, which will also begin the Getting to Gera Gera Request.

In the anime

Whimsy Valley Station in the anime.

Yo-kai Watch: Forever Friends

Whimsy Valley Station appears in Yo-kai Watch: Forever Friends, as the station where Jack, Alistair and Tae board a train to the Yo-kai World. The train is called the Yo-kai Train instead of the Hexpress.

Trivia

• In the Japanese and Korean versions, the station names are vertical as the languages can be written from that point. This was changed slightly to a 15 degree rotation in the international versions.
• The train line jingles are leitmotifs of Yo-kai Watch songs heard throughout the game.
• Though the player cannot move around the train car, it can be moved around in Yo-kai Watch 2 during a random event when the player is tasked to look for Yo-kai Squeeky inspiriting Eddie.
• In one of the train conversations in Yo-kai Watch 2, Jibanyan dreams of opening up a Chocobar factory. Such a place like this would later be visited in MN011 of the Yo-kai Watch♪ series.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	さくら鉄道 Sakura Totsudou	Sakura Railway
Italian	Ferrovie di Valdoro
Dutch	Lenthuizen Spoorwegen