The Gotemba Line used to be part of the Tokaido Line, and many express trains used to travel along it. The line was built by detouring around the steep Hakone mountains, but when a long tunnel was later completed through the mountains, it was incorporated into the new Tokaido Line route, and the old main line was separated off to become the Gotemba Line. was double-tracked at the time, but is now single-tracked. During World War II, when there was a shortage of iron for weapons manufacturing, the military at the time collected all the iron they could find. The single track on this line was also collected by the military at the time, and was downgraded from double-track to single-track, and remains as such to this day. You can still see the remains of the double track in many places, for example in the unnaturally wide spaces next to the tracks and on the bridge piers.
The reason is that Japanese railways have switched to freight transport only between bases using main lines. Even now, freight trains go to freight terminals in big cities and oil plants, but freight trains do not run on local lines such as the Gotemba Line. Railway companies explain that this is advantageous for profitability, but when we consider the local economy, it is difficult to judge whether the current style is effective.
@14ikesan12 Thanks for the detailed answer. 🙏 In Ukraine 🇺🇦, where I live, on the contrary, passenger transportation by rail is unprofitable. That's why we don't have trains made up of one car, that is "rail buses".
The Gotemba Line used to be part of the Tokaido Line, and many express trains used to travel along it.
The line was built by detouring around the steep Hakone mountains, but when a long tunnel was later completed through the mountains, it was incorporated into the new Tokaido Line route, and the old main line was separated off to become the Gotemba Line.
was double-tracked at the time, but is now single-tracked. During World War II, when there was a shortage of iron for weapons manufacturing, the military at the time collected all the iron they could find. The single track on this line was also collected by the military at the time, and was downgraded from double-track to single-track, and remains as such to this day. You can still see the remains of the double track in many places, for example in the unnaturally wide spaces next to the tracks and on the bridge piers.
great video beautifull Joaquim Antunes-São Paulo - Brasil
Thank you for north pass of Fuji.
Thank you very much for a good way to spend the day after Christmas. Geoff
ps. A can of Asahi and a dozen oysters natural. 🏳🌈
Merry Christmas. Have a nice day.
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Why are there no freight trains on these Japanese routes?! 🤔One gets the impression that goods are not transported by rail in Japan.🤷♂️
The reason is that Japanese railways have switched to freight transport only between bases using main lines. Even now, freight trains go to freight terminals in big cities and oil plants, but freight trains do not run on local lines such as the Gotemba Line. Railway companies explain that this is advantageous for profitability, but when we consider the local economy, it is difficult to judge whether the current style is effective.
@14ikesan12 Thanks for the detailed answer. 🙏
In Ukraine 🇺🇦, where I live, on the contrary, passenger transportation by rail is unprofitable. That's why we don't have trains made up of one car, that is "rail buses".
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