Himeji Station is a station of West Japan Railway Company (JR West) located in Ekimae-cho, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. The inbound direction of the Sanyo Main Line (to Osaka Station on the Tokaido Main Line) is nicknamed ‘JR Kobe Line’. It was installed by Sanyo Railway in the end of 1888, which is one of the early stages nationwide. Stations around this time were often built to avoid urban areas, but this station was built on a field on the south side of the outer moat, just south of the city area. At that time, the 10th Army Infantry Regiment was stationed within Himeji-jo Castle, and it is believed that the site was established adjacent to the urban area because of this necessity. This contributed greatly to the development of Himeji City. It is said that the first full-fledged ekiben in Japan was sold at this station the following year. From 1894, the Bantan Railway (later merged with the Sanyo Railway and now the Bantan Line) began operating at this station. Along with being a connecting route between Yin and Yang, the line also played a role in transporting silver from the Ikuno Ginzan Silver Mine. The connection to the Kishin Line was delayed until 1930. In 1958, the section from Akashi Station to this station was electrified, and trains from the Tokyo area were switched here from electric locomotives to steam locomotives. As a remnant of this, there were many washstands under the overpass of this station before the elevation. Furthermore, in 1972, a Shinkansen station was established with the opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen to Okayama Station, making it possible to make a day trip to Tokyo. In short-distance transportation, on August 19, 1923, the Kobe Himeji Electric Railway (currently Sanyo Electric Railway), a full-scale interurban high-speed electric railway (inter-urban) via Shikama Station and Takasago Station, opened from Akashi Station to this station. opened between After that, for a long time, transportation to Kobe was divided into Shinki Electric Railway → Ujigawa Electric Railway → Sanyo Electric Railway, and long-distance passengers heading to Osaka and other places were separated by JNR. After World War II, in 1948, Sanyo Electric Railway introduced the 820 Series, which is recorded as Japan’s first post-war romance car, and expanded its market share with its comfortable customer service facilities. In response to this, the Japanese National Railways increased the number of trains between Kobe Station and this station by forcibly switching the traction machine such as the C62 type exceptionally at the Higashinada Signal Station (current Maya Station), which was the conventional segregation. gradually began to collapse. In 1958, the interval between Nishi-Akashi Station and this station on the Sanyo Main Line was electrified, making it an interval of 40 minutes. In 1972, with the opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen to Okayama Station, the 153 and 165 series were diverted to special rapid trains. As shown by the fact that JNR express trains were frequently used between Osaka Station and this station, despite the need for express tickets, there were direct passengers to the east of Kobe, especially those bound for Osaka. The Japanese National Railways always had an overwhelming advantage.
About World Vintage Films
I’m doing a Youtube video of footage taken from the 1910s to the 1980s.The footage is original and was filmed by my family and my friends while they were traveling.That’s why most of the footage was shot in Japan.The first step in the editing process is to convert the video from analog to digital. Then I remove the unnecessary parts and add the original music and subtitles. We don’t want to hide the footage, so we don’t have many subtitles.Black and white footage may be converted to color.International and domestic travel around the world, before, during and after the war.We have over 10,000 films that have not yet been released to the public. We will continue to edit and distribute a few more in the future.There is a lot of valuable footage. Especially rare are old footage from less developed countries. At that time, the equipment for filming was rare. Pre-war footage of Japan is also valuable. Old cars and trains. There is also footage of airplanes shot from the sky. Towns and markets, and people. And people. Famous tourist spots and natural scenery. The fashion sense is also interesting and different from today. Enjoy the scenery in the old style.Mostly on 8mm, 16mm, 9.5mm, 35mm, etc. Newer types of video, such as VHS, are not covered.
(I translate in multiple languages, so my writing is poor.)
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The "fascist" years.