A Train Station in Japan You’ll Never Be Able to Leave
Here’s the google maps link to this station (Just be aware the train doesn’t come that often)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sDjxir2iFu3UKarJ7
Umi-Shibaura Station is a train station with a unique twist—you can’t leave the premises unless you work in the nearby industrial area. Located right by the sea, it offers a peaceful view from the platform, making it a hidden gem for train enthusiasts and those looking for something a little different from the usual Tokyo train experience.
In this video, I’ll take you along to explore the station and its surroundings. Whether you’re into Japan trains or just curious about lesser-known places, this spot is worth checking out.
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In Sydney Australia we have the exact same situation with the Lysaghts Station on the South Coast (Wollongong line), There is no way out of the station unless you work at the steelworks nearby, nice video mate liked it
I went there recently. The train will stay for about 10 mins before heading back. You can stay at the park for the next train. When you come down to the park level, the gate to exit only allows Toshiba's staff to go, and a security staff are there. On weekends, it's closed up. But the park is open. There is no way to come across to the Toshiba side. Public toilet and vending machine is available.
Shimonada station has a bit better view
You keep saying ‘you can’t get off’ – correction. As seen by your video you can get off the train. You can’t ‘leave’ the station.
I'm not sure why the algorithm decided to show me this video today, but I liked it.
If I had the option to take a train basically right to the front door of where I work, I'd absolutely use it!
Congratulations on being blessed by the algorithm!
Quite a good video as well! Good job!
Here's another unusual railway oddity in Japan I would recommend to you: Around Ueno Station there is a crossing for Tokyo Metro's Ginza Line that is sandwiched between buildings. The subway train exits under the building to leave the storage yard and enter the subway system. A gate will lift up to allow the train to exit. I was able to catch it twice in action around 4 PM on my recent trip to Japan.
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It's hard to see in this video, but the right-hand wall above the white panel at 0:30 (just behind the pedestrian signal), you'll see a dozen bullet holes in the concrete. Those bullet holes are remnants from the 1945 Yokohama air raid, caused by machine gun strafing during the raid. There are also multiple bullet holes on the ground level inside the Kokudo station.
Ah so it's basically japan's version of Lysaghts station
That factory was also producing a large majority of DVD players and discs in the 1990s and 2000s as Toshiba invented the DVD format and every other company that used the format had to pay Toshiba a licensing fee for each disc/drive they produced. 🙂
Randomly popped on my home page, seemed like a geniune video, you earned a sub!
Little quirks like these are why I am in love with the Japanese transit system. Much love from Singapore!
The vibes on this video are immaculate
Love your videos mannn!!
i'd love to just go to a random station and then just.. walk..
Bindha Station located North of Brisbane has a secure exit for employees of the Heinz and Golden Circle food processing facility.
The public exit leads to warehouses. It takes at least 10 minutes of walking to reach any homes, shops or parks. There's often an unpleasant sulphur odour in the area.
Just checked it out on Google Maps and it looks like the entire Tsurumi line has a vibe. Thanks for the video!
I literally live on the opposite side of the world relative to Japan, but this is pretty interesting haha
Those metro sounds are so nostalgic though, there isn't one where i live so it reminds me of my trips abroad (Copenhagen, Porto…)
You must be gaining popularity.
Sounds like the General Motors station that used to be on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line although that was on the main train line and they still announced "not stopping General Motors" for about 5 years after it closed.
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Absolutely fascinating! In my limited experience of railways in Japan, each station and train that I have used has been crowded with people. This, however was so quiet and peaceful. Excellent👍
If I'm ever in Japan playing hide and seek with my friends, I would be hiding here!
There's a small station in England called Lympstone Commando which officially is just for the Royal Marines' training camp. Despite the MOD saying it is for military business only you can get off there as there are public footpaths around the place.
Manulla Junction dosen't even have an exit
very interesting.. but why would there be issues with filming ? the grounds are not blurred on google maps so you can see it all by sattelite..
So… this is basically a Japanese version of Redcar British Steel? Except it's a bit nicer because of the park
Thank you for sharing your experience.
The train sounds like a Talent class from Germany.
english umi shibaura jumpscare!!!
i moved to tokyo last fall so i’ve been wanting to visit this place but there are so many other cool places on the japanese railway network lol
The park seems like a cute dating spot. Quiet and secluded.
There was a station like this in the UK, called Redcar British steel and you couldn't leave because it was surrounded by private property.
Please make more train content of Japan, very interesting
"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"
Welcome to the station California…
Youtube has decided to push to this to me, but certainly something I'll consider going to visit if time allows next time I'm out in Japan, idol shows sometimes take me to this area so it'll happen eventually!
In Switzerland we have a station, where you can’t get out at all. It’s called Sagliains at the Rhaetian Railway and the station has no exit. It’s only for changing trains on different routes.
I went there once! I didn't know Japan train companies doesn't allow 折り返し乗車 (aka. riding to a station and back without paying the turn-back distance; its allowed in most country), so my バカ foreigner self just didn't tap IC to pay for it xD. Sorry JR east for breaking the rules ><
Also, I think they are rolling out the new E131 stocks trains on tsurumi line. The one i got on last year didn't have a LCD board or even the Led announcement (205 series i believe).
i wanna live there in that
The waves are really smooth, but it looks the sea is pretty deep in there.
It’s giving taking the Path train between Harrison and Journal Square vibes. It’s like there’s a Japanese version of Kearny, NJ.
I was watching this, and realized this looked remarkably similar to a game on Roblox called "Midnight Racing Tokyo"! Theres a map called "Tokyo Bay Area" and that really does look like the right place. They have that large bridge, the complex highway junction, and the factory areas. Very interesting!
I was your 1000th sub, nice channel and I enjoy visiting Yokohama
We have a few of those stations.They served places like military bases,steel works,etc and if you got off the only way to get out was to wait for the next train as there was no public access out or in.With the military ones you weren't ment to alight there but I don't see how they could stop you.If the Military Police questioned you just say you got off in error and get back on the next train!
There’s a station in the highlands of Scotland – Corrour – which has no vehicular access on public roads. (The Forestry Commission has a private road that goes to or past it.) It’s in a very wild and remote area that is traversed by the railway line to Fort William. Most people going there are walkers getting out into the wilderness, so they do leave the station but on foot.
Remembers me of British Steel Redcar, except for that park and the fact that "outsiders" are more or less welcome…
would loved o see some other weird or different train stations.
Toshiba's submarine plant. No filming allowed of state secrets.
That station probably has a odd & relaxed vibe for workers, tbqh.
I lived in the Yokohama area in the early 1970s and just got back from a month long trip. May go back this Fall. But I never once rode the Tsurumi line, though I remember the bridge over the Keihin Kyuko. I suppose this is a relatively light-duty line which serves employers in the area. From the map, I learned there is a connection to the Nambu line at Hama Kawasaki and understand (map 1:56) why the stops (Shin-Shibaura, Umi-Shibaura, and Okawa are numbered as such)
Very reminiscent of the former Redcar British Steel in the UK (where the land around the station was owned by British Steel and thus you couldn’t leave station property) or Amtrak’s Quantico station in the U.S. (which is on a military base and while you can ride the train through you can only get on/off with specialized ID, usually only provided to military and the residents of the very immediate town)
the park is a nice touch for employees and visitors who do as you do. the waves give me a strong impression that the station is a great spot for storm pictures thanks to being close to the water…
i can name at least four stations like this, not counting the railroad employee stations, but all are specifically just for employees so no regular passengers could use them without being escorted by employees: in the UK there’s the former Redcar British Steel and in my home state of Massachusetts there’s the former Lechmere Warehouse, Forbes Lithograph, and Riverworks stations the latter two on the same line with Riverworks still active as a stop