[Abandoned railway ruins]Cycle the 19.8km Akatani Line and the 4.4km Freight Line
Cycling along the abandoned railway ruins of the national railway Akatani Line in Shibata City, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan side.
80% of the road is maintained as a cycling road. The remaining 20% is absorbed by Prefectural Route 14.
Half of the cycling road is gravel and the screen is blurry.
0:00 1987 timetable
0:36 Akatani Line before it was discontinued
1:04 Niigata station. 20 minutes to Shibata Station by E653 series express “Inaho”.
Seat pitch is 910mm. Shinkansen is 1040mm, so it feels narrow, but you can stretch out your legs.
1:37 departure.The Joetsu Shinkansen stops on the opposite side.
2:32 Shibata Station
2:41 In front of Shibata Station.
There are two large hotels.
I rented an electric bicycle for ¥700 at the Shibata City Tourist Information Center in front of the station.
5:40 Shibata Station in the 1980s
12:34 Higashi Junior High School Station Ruins
14:30 Ijimino station ruins
17:38 Shin-Eguchi Station ruins
20:14 Yonekura station ruins
23:14 Shin-Yamaguchi Station ruins
25:14 The cycling path ends here. From here, it will be absorbed into Prefectural Route 14.
26:26 Akatani station ruins
28:55 Bridge ruins. I can’t walk very much…
32:57 Higashi Akatani station ruins
From here, you will enter the Nittetsu Mining Akatani Mine Railway, a dedicated freight line.
35:43 Continuous snow shed entrance
37:30 Bridge ruins
38:37 Akatani Tetsuzan Station ruins. There was a hopper facility.
39:54 Bridge ruins. Only fallen leaves on the floor. It’s so fluffy it’s scary.I can never walk
40:30 Continuous snowshed without editing
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5:40 Now that I think about it, I’ve come a long way
10:09 station
15:02 Galaxy Express 999
18:23 Azusa 2
23:27 Farewell Siberian Railway
27:37 Along private railway lines
31:10 I want to go far away
34:08 Good day, departure
38:32 Kiki’s Delivery Service
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Cycling along the abandoned railway ruins of the national railway Akatani Line in Shibata City, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan side.
80% of the road is maintained as a cycling road. The remaining 20% is absorbed by Prefectural Route 14.
Half of the cycling road is gravel and the screen is blurry.
0:00 1987 timetable
0:36 Akatani Line before it was discontinued
1:04 Niigata station. 20 minutes to Shibata Station by E653 series express "Inaho".
Seat pitch is 910mm. Shinkansen is 1040mm, so it feels narrow, but you can stretch out your legs.
1:37 departure.The Joetsu Shinkansen stops on the opposite side.
2:32 Shibata Station
2:41 In front of Shibata Station.
There are two large hotels.
I rented an electric bicycle for ¥700 at the Shibata City Tourist Information Center in front of the station.
5:40 Shibata Station in the 1980s
12:34 Higashi Junior High School Station Ruins
14:30 Ijimino station ruins
17:38 Shin-Eguchi Station ruins
20:14 Yonekura station ruins
23:14 Shin-Yamaguchi Station ruins
25:14 The cycling path ends here. From here, it will be absorbed into Prefectural Route 14.
26:26 Akatani station ruins
28:55 Bridge ruins. I can't walk very much…
32:57 Higashi Akatani station ruins
From here, you will enter the Nittetsu Mining Akatani Mine Railway, a dedicated freight line.
35:43 Continuous snow shed entrance
37:30 Bridge ruins
38:37 Akatani Tetsuzan Station ruins. There was a hopper facility.
39:54 Bridge ruins. Only fallen leaves on the floor. It's so fluffy it's scary.I can never walk
40:30 Continuous snowshed without editing
〜 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜
5:40 Now that I think about it, I've come a long way
10:09 station
15:02 Galaxy Express 999
18:23 Azusa 2
23:27 Farewell Siberian Railway
27:37 Along private railway lines
31:10 I want to go far away
34:08 Good day, departure
38:32 Kiki's Delivery Service
@6:11 You got a bike with a comfortable seat. Well done.
Did the electric bicycle last for the 50 km?
That was an interesting line, thanks for the trip.
Its always fascinating to see old railways that are long gone. Keep up the good work!