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Anybody have any interesting or favorite Japanese lines that are electrified, but more rural in character than the big-city/suburban lines? (Leaving out the rural sections of the shinkansen, I mean--more like local and regional lines.) I'd appreciate any suggestions--just looking for more pictures and ideas....

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Anybody have any interesting or favorite Japanese lines that are electrified, but more rural in character than the big-city/suburban lines? (Leaving out the rural sections of the shinkansen, I mean--more like local and regional lines.) I'd appreciate any suggestions--just looking for more pictures and ideas....

 

Scott, these are just off the top of my head...

 

Chosi Railway

 

Oigawa Railway

 

Ueda Maruko Kotsu

 

Meitetsu Railway Ibi & Tanagumi lines.

 

Nose Electric Railway

 

Kambara Railway

 

Kurihara Railway

 

Hokuriku Railway Komatsu line

 

Ichibata Railway

 

Toyama District Railway

 

All the best,

 

Mark.

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These are old, but you will find some interesting photos.

 

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Single track, simple overhead wire and wooden pole. Taken at the northen end of KOBE city in JAPAN.2005.

 

Wooden poles are very common on rural lines.

 

Shimotsui Railway (defunct)

 

 

Nogami Railway (defunct)

 

 

Kobe Railway

 

 

Choshi Raillway

 

 

Kanbara Railway (defunct)

 

 

Keifuku Railway

 

 

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiromori2/sets/

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Bill, that's a nice picture you found.  I've wanted to check out the Kobe Railway for some time.  I think I'll put it on my list of railways to see this summer.  Thanks for the links.

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I was sufficiently intrigued by the picture to find out the location (with the help of Wikimapia and Google maps).  It is a view from the platform end of Nirou Station on the Kobe Railway Mita Line.

 

Google maps:

http://www.google.co.jp/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=34.848422,135.226808&spn=0.004957,0.010418&z=17

 

Wikimapia:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=34.8481977&lon=135.2271026&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

 

Another picture, looking in the same direction as Bill's picture, but further back, and in late spring, with resulting greener vegetation:

 

http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/surpass3/imgs/e/6/e65d51af.JPG

 

And finally, a view of the station, a rather simple affair:

 

http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/surpass3/imgs/4/e/4e9864f8.JPG

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