滋賀県の伝統的な産品を飾った内装や、県内の食材を使用した弁当を楽しめる観光列車「はなあかり」が2025年7月5日から大阪－敦賀駅間で運行を開始するのを前に、JR西日本は7月1日、試乗会を行った。半個室の最上級の座席や大型の窓を備えた座席などが公開された。

On July 1, JR West held a test ride event for the tourist train "Hanaakari," which features an interior decorated with traditional products from Shiga Prefecture and offers lunch boxes made with ingredients from the prefecture, ahead of its launch on July 5, 2025 between Osaka and Tsuruga stations. The train's top-class semi-private seats and seats with large windows were unveiled.