I Found WILD Train Stations Near Tokyo!

I Found WILD Train Stations Near Tokyo!

All right, good morning everyone. Hope you’re having a fantastic day so far. Today I’m going to be hopping on the KQ line which is mainly known for connecting Tokyo to Haneda airport and Yokohama. And from this line, I found three stations that people don’t really use, but each one has something pretty interesting about it. I’m currently here at Shinagawa station, which is the second most used train station on the KQ line, and we’re going to be heading over to the first station from there. The train I’m going to be taking is the one at 1120, the limited express heading to KQ Kurihama. What’s confusing is the place you line up is different depending on where you’re going. All right, here’s the train I’m going to take. I’m all about lining up at the right area. Wait, I don’t think I am. Okay, let’s just There cross seats over here. So yeah, these are called cross seats in Japan. Uh but I didn’t need to make any reservation or pay any additional fee to sit here. There are also no trays and an outlet. Right now I am riding the KQ line Kaiso Tokyo, also known as Kaiuku. Starting from Shinagawa and getting off at Kanazabah. KQ is known as one of the fastest regular train lines in the Tokyo area. The Kai Toko can reach speeds of up to 120 km per hour, which is pretty fast considering that most commuter trains usually top out around 130. That said, it does not hit that speed the whole time. The fastest section is between KQ Kamada and Yokohama, which we are about to enter. The next station is KQ Kamada. The station looks a bit like a fortress and is known for being one of the more complicated train stations in Tokyo. KQata KQ 11. After leaving KQ Kamata, the KQ line starts to pick up speed. You might not notice it at first, but the acceleration here is pretty wild. It might not feel that fast from inside the train right now, but you’ll get to see what it’s like when one of these trains passes by from the platform later on. That bridge above us is for the Tudum line, which is known to have many interesting looking train stations. And then on the right side, we will pass by Kakitu Soji station, which is nearby the longest railroad crossing in Japan. The next station after that is Namugi. The railroad crossing there is not as long as the one near Kagu Soji, but it is much wider with space for cars to drive across. We are now close to maximum speed. Watch how quickly this train catches up to the JR Yokoska line. According to Wikipedia, though it is not the most reliable source, the top speed of Yokoska line right now is about 95 kilometers per hour. So you can see KQ line catching the crap out of it. We will soon arrive at Yokohama KK37. We are almost at Yokohama station and unfortunately the train will not be running at full speed past Yokohama. So we are at Yokohama station right now. But there’s a lot of people getting off, but at the same time, seems like there’s a lot of people getting on, too. IRL Tanner was spreading misinformation. There were a lot of people lining up, but it turns out they were waiting for a different train. Only three people actually got on the car I was on. I’m very sorry for what he said. It is my job as voiceover Tanner to correct mistakes like this. Okay, I got off at this station called Kana Zawa Boonko and I will be transferring to this train on the left side. I believe this is the KQ Zushi line. There’s a seat in the front like this. That’s cool. something [Music] [Music] gate. [Music] [Music] You might be hearing this screeching sound. That is not my bike, actually. It’s actually the sound of the train. I I don’t know where it’s coming from, though. All right, so we’re almost at the first stage. I’m going to be exploring around. Okay, I really appreciate how KQ has like box seats or cross seats. They made the overall ride very comfortable. Okay, so we are at Jim Muji station, which is the fourth least used train station on the KQ line with 4,953 daily users. What’s interesting about this train station are the exits. As you can see over there, there is the train exit or train gate exit for uh PE regular people. As you can see at the top over there, it says US Navy housing entrance. So over there is the exit where only US Navy members can use. This exit leads directly to the Ego housing area where over 3,000 US Navy residents live. And this gate is heavily guarded with warnings saying unauthorized entry could get you prosecuted under Japanese law. But the area past this train gate is technically US territory. [Applause] Oh, this one’s heading to Honda airport. [Music] Oh, and this one doesn’t have the cross seats on the front. Okay, we are now at Yokohama station to transfer to a local line heading to Shinagawa. Well, look at that. They have some Pokemon stuff over here, like a trading card game thing. I don’t know how that works. But what’s more interesting for me is this KQ themed vending machine. Oh, it even says Tokai or Ku or whatever you read that Hanidoko. That’s cute. Right next to the KQ Yokohama station, there is the JR Yokohama station. That is the Yokohama line. Kin tohoku line and then the took line. [Music] Okay. Uh, I don’t think that was even like a minute train ride from Yokohama station. But we are here at the second station and I’m going to say the name of the station after this train passes by. Okay, we are here at the station called Kanagawa. And this is actually the least used train station on the Kiko line, which surprised me because whenever there’s a train station with a name of a prefecture, you would think it’s like a big station. For example, Tokyo station, Osaka station, Kyoto station, Hiroshima station. I I wouldn’t say this station is like remote, but I would say it’s pretty lonely considering the fact that this is only one station away from Yokohama, as you can see over there. And it wasn’t even that much of a ride to get here. It was like a minute or two. I don’t think it was that long. I just heard an announcement that a train passing by. Holy. Damn, it goes fast. And then a slower Yokohama line on the JR. [Applause] Oh, the K tooku. Oh, what the heck? What a sequence. And then the Tokaido main line or the Tokyo line. [Applause] Wow. I zigzag my camera back and forth. So, this train station is sandwiched between this road, the JR tracks, and that road. So, that might make it a little bit difficult for people to know that this station exists. And on top of that, the only train that stops here are the local trains. So, most of the trains would just pass by this station. I heard that in the early 2000s, KQ considered closing it during track elevation work, but locals actually fought to keep this station open, which is nice. It’s always nice to see people, you know, defending their station. I’m going to be getting on this train to head over to the last train spot that I want to explore. [Music] already. [Music] All right. So, I’m here at Koshin Koasu Station and I’m here because I received a lot of requests from you guys to come here. Okay. As for context, I uploaded a video where I went to the narrow train platforms in Tokyo and some of you commented in that video saying something like, “Oh, it’s not in Tokyo.” But there’s a really narrow training platform in Kanagawa called Ku Shinasu Station, so you should go check it out. So, yeah, I’m here. And yeah, you’re right. It it it is it is pretty narrow. And what’s scary is that there’s no train gates. And it’s only this platform. The other platform Oh, well, it’s kind of narrow. I don’t think it’s as narrow as this side. If you’ve been to train stations in Japan, when you hear the announcement, they’ll say something like, “Please stand behind the yellow line.” uh yeah, it’s not it’s it’s pretty close. Like this is my limit because of my bag, but if I take my bag off, then yeah, I’ll have more space. But still, it is scary. And what makes it scarier than the train platforms I went to in the Tokyo video is that I think the only trains that stopped here are the local ones. That means the express and the limited express will pass by here. So, we’re going to wait until a train passes by. Okay. I heard an announcement that the train is going to pass by. I don’t know which direction it’s going to be coming. Oh, it’s from that way. Okay. Yeah, that’s still pretty freaking fast. Oh, there’s a train coming from the other side, too. Okay, I’m going to stay at the very edge. No, that’s scary. That’s scary. Oh, no. No, no, no. That was bad. Holy sh The trees. Even the trees are freaking freaked out. Holy crap. I sound like a psychopath whenever like a train passes by. It’s kind of like riding a roller coaster. You get that whoosh feeling. And I don’t know. It just makes you want to yell. But when the train comes the second time, I’m going to, you know, just try to be quiet so I get to show you like the full, you know, I don’t know, full raw clip of the train passing by. Damn. I did my best to uh show you a clip without screaming my ass off. Okay, so that was me exploring three places. One was I forgot the name of the station already. Starts with a J. The second one was Kanagawa station and the third station was KQ Shin Koasa station. But I’m actually not done yet. After this, I’m going to be filming a video where I go to three other interesting locations on the KQ line. But that video is not going to be on my channel. It’s actually going to be on a channel called RM Transit. He’s doing this collaboration project where he’s supporting Transit creators by letting them post videos on his channel. So yeah, my video will be over here if you want to check it out. All right, thank you for watching. I’ll see you guys later. Bye-bye.

Check out part 2 of this video here!

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📍 Jimmuji Station
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📍 Kanagawa Station
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📍 Keikyu-Shinkoyasu Station
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Don’t read this caption below:
Exploring the Keikyu Line in Japan — from Shinagawa to some of the weirdest, least-used, and most dangerous train stations near Tokyo and Yokohama. This is Part 1 of a Japan train travel series where I visit 神武寺駅 (with a U.S. military-only exit), Kanagawa Station (the least used on the Keikyu Main Line), and 京急新子安駅 (with one of the narrowest, riskiest platforms in Japan).

This ride covers local trains, fast express trains (快速特急), and stations most people skip. If you’re into Japanese trains, Tokyo train travel, or just curious about strange places in Japan, this one’s for you.