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[Abandoned railway line] Walking 16.1km of the Yubari Line 2/2
The Yubari Line, which opened in 1892 and was closed in 2019
0:00 Continued from 1
0:07 bridge
1:07 The only tunnel on this route. We’ll take a detour.
2:00 I took a detour. Old tunnels are scary.
3:20 Sandals over shoes?
3:41 Coal mining housing. Abandoned.
4:06 If you turn right, you will see the location and set of the movie “Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness”. I will go there later.
6:20 The former Shikanotani Station. A transfer station for the Yubari Railway, which was closed in 1974.
It was a 53.4km line to Nopporo Station on the national railway.
7:24 Yubari Railway platform
8:50 From the top of the pedestrian bridge.
It was a fairly large site, with a freight yard, a Yubari Railway garage, and a repair shop.
10:36 It seems that it ran parallel to the Yubari Railway for a while.
10:50 bridge
11:23 The bridge is gone. We’ll take a detour.
12:03 I took a detour
12:33 It’s a new and beautiful apartment building, but there’s no sign of anyone there.
13:00 Yubari Station ruins
13:32 The large building is Hotel Mount Racey. It is an abandoned hotel.
13:49 The hotel was formerly a large coal mining factory.
15:27 The hotel is directly connected to a ski resort. The ski resort is open in winter.
15:46 Visit the filming locations and sets of the movie “Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness”
19:15 There are only three local trains per day.
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The Yubari Line, which opened in 1892 and was closed in 2019
0:00 Continued from 1
0:07 bridge
1:07 The only tunnel on this route. We'll take a detour.
2:00 I took a detour. Old tunnels are scary.
3:20 Sandals over shoes?
3:41 Coal mining housing. Abandoned.
4:06 If you turn right, you will see the location and set of the movie "Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness". I will go there later.
6:20 The former Shikanotani Station. A transfer station for the Yubari Railway, which was closed in 1974.
It was a 53.4km line to Nopporo Station on the national railway.
7:24 Yubari Railway platform
8:50 From the top of the pedestrian bridge.
It was a fairly large site, with a freight yard, a Yubari Railway garage, and a repair shop.
10:36 It seems that it ran parallel to the Yubari Railway for a while.
10:50 bridge
11:23 The bridge is gone. We'll take a detour.
12:03 I took a detour
12:33 It's a new and beautiful apartment building, but there's no sign of anyone there.
13:00 Yubari Station ruins
13:32 The large building is Hotel Mount Racey. It is an abandoned hotel.
13:49 The hotel was formerly a large coal mining factory.
15:27 The hotel is directly connected to a ski resort. The ski resort is open in winter.
15:46 Visit the filming locations and sets of the movie "Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness"
19:15 There are only three local trains per day.
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Removing a section of bridge, JR Hokkaido really wants to make sure the Yubari line never reopens
The rails crossing roads are removed quickly. It would seem easier and cheaper to leave them and patch the rails with bitumen. They also spend a fortune on railings at the crossings, too.
It is very strange that a city with such a history and such a fate became bankrupt.