Galaxy Express 999 is a tV series anime that premiered in fall 1978, produced by Toei Animation.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 113 episodes of about 25 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are adventure, drama, mecha and sci-fi, with themes such as Space, Dystopian, Trains and Coming of Age.

On AniList, Galaxy Express 999 has an average score of 75%, a very good score, and appears on 16,865 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Uchuu Koukyoushi Maetel: Ginga Tetsudou 999 Gaiden, Maetel Legend and Sayonara Ginga Tetsudou 999: Andromeda Shuuchakueki.

After witnessing the death of his mother and being left for dead at the hands of Count Mecha, ten-year old Tetsuro Hoshino is awakened by a mysterious woman, Maetal. In exchange for only his company, Maetal offers him the ride of his life on the Galaxy Express 999. It is said that those who travel aboard the legendary train to the end of the line can receive a free mechanical body and with it, immortality. Impoverished and alone, Tetsuro leaps at the opportunity and joins Maetal on a quest that will span the cosmos. As the Galaxy Express 999 makes its way across our solar system and beyond, Tetsuro is drawn deeper into a dangerous universe where peril lurks at every stop. (Source: Discotek)

Official synopsis from AniList.