踏み切り- The Worst Railway Crossing in Japan ! 40 min. closed !!!

[@TheGigisim]

The worst for people, the best for train spotting

[@Dotaku]

Yes my paradise !

[@ksilva920]

Dotaku cvj

[@ksilva920]

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[@nwfbuj513]

Haha lol

[@O7-]

TheGigisim lol true

[@yukihong9726]

There has to be some sort of urban legend that if you patiently wait for these crossings to rise, you gain a 6th sense or something

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

Sukhee Hong Sounds legit.

[@alfo3576]

the crossing gods will bless you

[@sheikchilli8670]

you will definitely go mad waiting for it

[@paxe.j.1723]

I wonder how many people used this crossing as an excuse for being late.

[@juanmarinofioretti2837]

Narca E. J. in japan you never go late or do harakiri

[@TheCreepersGood]

juan marino fioretti yep, there was even a train that crashed into some buildings around this area, and it was all due to being late.

[@danielanderson5227]

@@TheCreepersGood it was on seconds from disaster and if i recall a few people died not sure how many though

[@brayand8022]

@@danielanderson5227 you talking about the Agamasaki rail accident of April 2005?

[@danielanderson5227]

@@brayand8022 i think so

[@Crusader1815]

The Google Earth camera car manages to get across...

[@gmupps]

I noticed that too. But if you click look at street view just on either side of the crossing, the barriers are down.

[@nwfbuj513]

Lol

[@daredevil3744]

It’s now called Waymo’s self driving car.

[@alfo3576]

*it's Google they ain't take shit from no trains*

[@ellesmerewildwood4858]

On the very rare occasion it opens I'd be afraid to cross, in case it's a mistake.

[@orgami100]

Ellesmere Wildwood Can you imagine taking a pregnant wife from one of those apartments across tracks to hospital on the other side. ..

[@unknown-im2bh]

mrlevite1237 and a bridge

[@iknowyoureright8564]

Mistakes can’t really happen. The crossing is interlocked with protecting signals. (All Barriers need to be down and locked in order for the signal to clear to a proceed for the driver of any approaching train)

[@pineappleroad]

@@iknowyoureright8564 Well, I certainly found out something I didn't know before I wasn't aware Japanese crossings are interlocked with the signals I knew that some UK crossings are (which often causes people to complain about the wait times), but not Japanese ones

[@iknowyoureright8564]

@@pineappleroad to correct myself....I’m not 100% sure they are interlocked BUT, I would be very surprised if they are not...because there is a crossing keeper there and If the barriers were not interlocked then he could potentially raise them and with so many trains on different lines/directions and speeds, it would extremely hard to know when there is a suitable window to raise the barriers, so at a guess, I’d say they are part of the interlocking so when all trains are clear and there are none on approach then they will freely be able to be raised...while trains are approaching he cannot raise the barriers, unless he puts the signal back to red in front of the driver and causes a spad or overrun......but who really knows because that’s some busy ass section of railway......8 lines, some bi-directional carrying different speeds of trains.

[@justandy333]

Seems kinda pointless having the crossing there. It may as well be a fence.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

wouldn't it be easier just to make an overpass or underpass??

[@hakeemsd70m]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist An overpass, and especially an underpass would cost a shit ton of money, and you already know the Japanese goverment wouldn't foot the bill...unless all Japanese railways are state-owned. Even then, the cost, the disruption the massive construction would cause, and the many delays of the railway just wouldn't justify the havoc caused because of it.

[@VestedUTuber]

@@hakeemsd70m There's an underpass two streets down already. This crossing is pointless.

[@pankourlaut]

Even a car lift would get a car across faster than waiting

[@davisli3083]

@@hakeemsd70m thats why the world needs to learn from china xD

[@goishikaiganmademou]

4:26 Ha ha, the text on the barriers says: "please wait a moment"...

[@m3m3s89]

*"moment"*

[@KaleunMaender77]

Good thing the big sign says "DON'T STOP! JUST GO THROUGH!" 😂 Of course, that's if you get past those barriers 😫

[@horacewonghy]

goishikaigan mademou it said just useing bridge to crossing it

[@avensisverso]

Please wait a month.....

[@periquitovalenciaelmusic9593]

Maybe it meant "please wait a long while".

[@pega17pl]

Solution: Buy two cars to each side and use pedastrian bridge. :D

[@ovalwingnut]

Best answer yet :)

[@pega17pl]

+Thomas Munn At Japan there should be no trouble to realize. ;-)

[@aukah8967]

solution : use a public transportation ... appreciate what government have done ... they working very hard to make the citizens comfort and enjoying while using their services

[@kertchu]

pega17pl there is a tunnel tho

[@str8outtaschwabing]

There's also a crossing in Cologne-Gremberg in Germany which spans over thirteen tracks. It often remains closed for over an hour.

[@little_foxy9118]

Kanal von Hupensohn really ?!

[@str8outtaschwabing]

Raimann T.T. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4u3mp5mes2Hf9k

[@mimicker133]

Huh ive been there and it took so long to open

[@IIIIIIlllllllIIILLL]

Well yeah. theres 13 track 13 track means 13 train

[@idgat2256]

And not a sign of graffiti on any train

[@Engineer9736]

Niteachilles It’s an offence in most countries i guess. But Singapore etc just punish it very brutal which has it’s effects. Here in Holland you just have to remove some weeds from the public green areas for a few hours and off you go again.

[@Flushable5000]

The same replies for Norway

[@j3fron]

Unlike in US Trains full of grafiti Lol

[@eoinpkav152]

Mostly just freight cars... never passenger trains ( obviously it does happen) most stay away from locomotives and stuff like that but depends on the area you’re in.

[@srikanthsidd2981]

And South Asians be like 'Hold My Beer' !!!😂😂😂😂😂 Worst trains out there

[@phileasfogg5785]

This is literally a tourist trap

[@alfo3576]

@Izumi Culture i only come for the signs lel

[@Shiromochimochi]

I agree I learned about it on TV

[@andreashoppe1969]

Imagine your inside of the level crossing and the gates are closing but you can't make it to the other side on time. It will be like that computer game where you must guide a frog across a busy intersection.

[@h5skb4ru41]

@@andreashoppe1969 frogger but with trains

[@kimpirihi]

I'd park there just to watch the trains. I wouldn't bother about the crossing cause well, that's just a bonus.

[@Dotaku]

Ah ah ! ok I understood, I agree !

[@tsu8003]

Me too!

[@CLipka2373]

"You! Shall! Not! Pass!"

[@justineperry152]

Boss:why were you late? Me: I was waiting at a railway crossing for 40min Boss:your fired!!!!!!!

[@digimaks]

Yeah in Japan I heard it's very bad.

[@raditya8852]

Justine Perry you're*

[@evertonporter7887]

When the barrier opens.....run like hell!

[@kornkernel2232]

Just prepare Eurobeat playlist.

[@namanbhan6896]

Justine Perry the man who can't win against crossings what good would he bring to the company in times of shortcut

[@RODALCO2007]

Great video, 8 tracks. That one is very busy for sure. Interesting that some drivers still try to wait for 10 minutes during peak time while there is a tunnel not far away from here.

[@BenjaminEsposti]

OMG Rodalco, didn't expect to see you here! I agree, it's one crazy crossing! They probably wait because, as from my experience, the moment you leave to do a detour is the moment when the traffic gets better (or in this case, the gates go up). XD

[@RODALCO2007]

I love trains

[@bluetheta]

Since there is a tunnel nearby; U.S. standard would require this crossing to be permanently close as standards requires barrier opening after 15 minutes to ensure emergency vehicles able to cross.

[@MissYijare]

and then the train stops on the crossing. no 15 minutes ;)

[@anikun]

8 tracks and about 1 to 2 km away from shin-Osaka station, which is also the cities local shinkansen station, not a surprise, though it should be converted into an overpass if possible

[@salaekis]

14:40 ,notice how the agent stops the barrier to wait for the woman to cross

[@hawkfumodee5364]

Surely it is not beyond the wit of man to install a display that gives an estimated time of the next opening. A Mayan calendar perhaps?

[@garykreeger7434]

Hawkfum O'Dee very funny :-)

[@hawkfumodee5364]

It was a joke CS, not meant as a suggestion.

[@chrispaw1]

Yeah but two streets away there is a tunnel. Duh.

[@lukas-f5647]

In Germany there are (is one) Railway-Crossings where you have to wait 22 minutes and only 1 Train Comes. EDIT: Sorry, it's 22 minutes, not 2 hours

[@OortCloud]

lukas-f in Long Island NY it's just 1 2 3 BAM gone

[@iknowyoureright8564]

There is something wrong with the railway system then. Nobody would wait 2 hours, for example. Strain could be doing 90-100 mph, so that means, the barriers are lowered to clear the crossing while the “approaching” train is between 180 and 200 miles away?? Really?

[@pineappleroad]

I know crossings in the UK often have long wait times, but 2 hours would be ridiculous

[@lukas-f5647]

Oh dear, 3 years ago I wrote this comment. I think I have to say sorry to all of you who answered. I watched the video with this railway crossing again ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaPPpmh8fc2mq80 ) and it's only 22 minutes to wait there for the train. I am sorry, but I don't know how I thought it was 2 hours. Or maybe it was another crossing...

[@iknowyoureright8564]

@@lukas-f5647 no need to apologise friend.....it always seems a lot longer when you’re waiting at the barriers, 3-4 mins seems like 20. Lol. I used to work as a crossing keeper controlling barriers, and if they were down any longer than 7-8 minutes, people used to get really pissed at me, glad I don’t do it anymore.

[@CohaLevelcrossingsChannel]

Nice levelcrossing, Love it. But 40 minutes :S Where is the coffee and the newspaper. :)

[@abhijeetm29]

In one of the countless vending machines nearby. Japan has nearly five million of them.

[@unoriented_x4957]

and the restroom!

[@flightsimmer1018]

trains animation eat me if you want cookies! :D

[@metaz69u]

Large tv's for those waiting.

[@cpufreak101]

Coffee? Nah I'd need a sleeping pill for a 40 min wait

[@MrBnsftrain]

6:12 that train has a different style cab on each end! I looked at this crossing at Google Earth, and it can be difficult to get to the nearest overpass, which a busy highway goes underneath! There is a close one, but it is very low clearance! an overpass here would be very difficult to construct to gain a correct height!

[@dennispnut]

That's 681 series~ Edited: I meant the one in 5:24 289 series is derived from 683 series and they all share identical design

[@sonicboy678]

Are you specifically talking about cars? If not, there's a pedestrian overpass right by the crossing.

[@satsukilarge4826]

thats in order to connect to trains together. the back is a huge door that will open and connect the 2 cars together

[@acmenipponair]

I guess he is, as you can see for pedestrians and bikers it's not a problem. And I believe, they also don't want to make the situation better for cars, in Japan cars are not wanted in the cities.

[@mtyama568]

Hello JAPANexciting👎

[@ph11p3540]

40 min is pretty bad but the worst are found on the US and Canadian Prairie towns. A lot of the crossings are at very long angles too. A pair of 4 km long heavy freight trains can block a crossing for over an hour and they happen mostly over night.

[@megatronacepticon]

There's a town in Kentucky where the track goes through the main street of the town, so whenever a train passes through it cuts the town in half. Because of the low speed limit it can take upwards of 10-15 minutes for a long freight train to pass. It gets even worse when they break down in the town. La Grange is the name of the town, and they even have live railcam allowing you to watch the action from anywhere in the world.

[@nightmarefredcat2352]

Don't you mean 5-15 miuntes?

[@theTHwa3tes11]

You guys have trains?

[@JaredRouse8465]

The barriers can be down for 40 minutes? Man, imagine going to school and you came across this level crossing. You would be so late to school., and I bet it’s a nightmare every time!

[@mikey7173]

The crossing has been permanently closed since 2019, the crossing does not exist anymore.

[@sazabi1027]

This railroad crossing was decided to be abolished around the end of 2018

[@mistazelf]

sazabi102 The actual crossing like the trains can’t pass or that pedestrians won’t be allowed to go through it anymore?

[@米空軍パイロット]

Azelf Lover The cars won't be able to pass. It's harder to redirect railroads. Pedestrians have the bridge to walk over the rails.

[@mistazelf]

Klorrin Oh ok thanks for clarification.

[@fahmihidayat3874]

too bad... 😁

[@MrArandjic]

空軍パイロット you could invent some kind of elevator on both ends, and then when platform with cars rises up a crane pick it up and move to the other side.

[@michaelmartin9022]

And I thought Lincoln was bad! I worked in Takatsuki for a while, I remember seeing this, but I thought it was just a maintenance road for JR staff, not an actual crossing.

[@eddieknox9874]

they should just close it

[@dolphignition7176]

Nah we need a good scapegoat for when we're late for work!

[@Engineer9736]

Brett Walters LOL “Yeah the level crossing was closed”. But i hardly doubt that a local company will fall for that excuse. Being late is never good anyway, no matter what the cause is. One time.. ok.. two times.. you’ll have a bad position in the company.. three times.. you’re out, doesn’t matter why.

[@disco.lemonade]

Yup, seems useless already. Close it, but find other way around, obviously

[@AndrooUK]

Richard van Pukkem What if you're late three times in... three years? What if you have a sick child? What if you're a medical consultant and have to travel far? A three strikes rule would be ridiculous. I had a job where I had a very long commute and it was hard to make it on time without getting up ridiculously early... but I was in an office and almost never had calls to take, so it was fine and I stated late. You wouldn't last as a boss, I think.

[@TheWkc19]

GOOD NEWS they have now

[@mfaizsyahmi]

When you got an 8 track railway corridor running through a town in OpenTTD but local authority built a level crossing on it.

[@walterfink7869]

As I read other comments, it seems this crossing needs to be closed, since it is a safety matter if it is used, plus long wait times to cross. Also, if this is a popular crossing, maybe a bridge over the tracks could be built. But, I see that a tunnel is close to this road, so why don't they direct people to that way, and close this location.

[@pineappleroad]

From what other people have been saying in the comments, it seems this crossing was closed in 2018

[@WizardOfOss]

Damn, I've seen a pretty bad railway crossing just east of Sapporo Station that was more closed than open, but at least that was open for 5-10 seconds every few minutes. This is kind of ridiculous, you wonder why they even bother keeping it open. I mean, when you need an agent to keep an eye on it all the time, something is really, really wrong.

[@Dotaku]

I think I know this railway crossing, I filmed here in 2014 winter. Near Naebo station ...www.google.fr/maps/place/Sapporo+Station/@43.0673213,141.369828,127a,35y,356.26h,45t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x5f0b2974d2c3f903:0xa5e2b18cdd4a47a5!8m2!3d43.0686606!4d141.3507552

[@ShadowriverUB]

5-10 sec every few minutes is not that bad, seen worse pedestrian traffic lights in my country

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

nice video

[@thatamerican550]

Great for train spotters

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

Looks busier than the Northeast Corridor Line here in the U.S.A. That's really neat!!

[@hunterneitzel3012]

And it's mostly narrow gauge ( 3 foot 6 inch) track

[@sp3ktr4tf2]

23:13 Future ICMm?

[@hunterneitzel3012]

Narrow gauge ICMm

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

Spongebob narrator: "One eternity later..."

"How often does the train come by?" "So often you won't notice it"

[@LouisChang-le7xo]

"So how do you get across?" "You don't."

[@bobbypaluga4346]

I’m assuming that given the orderly, adherence to rules and social norms, the penalty for crossing the railroad tracks after alarms have gone off is significant. I don’t see much in the way of tagging or graffiti. Japanese people take actions that bring shame to the family as grave matters. I respect these things, America have you no shame, promoting freedom of the individual to do anything they wish?

[@welshpete12]

It is strange, I worked on the railway over here in Britain for nearly 50 years . If we said the worst rail crossing . We would immediately be thinking of the one , that the public risked their lives daily by abusing it !

[@SG118P]

This crossing does not have any motion detectors

[@Thomas1980]

WOW!!!! Amazing!!!

[@baranches]

Thank you very much! My kid loves the trains and railroad and really enjoyed this vid.

[@George_Henshaw]

Nice Video, But wow that van is tiny. 10:16

[@wappaukkaa2716]

George Henshaw It's actually a kei car :)

[@George_Henshaw]

Wappaukka A cool.

[@luziapereira6491]

Wow ! This is really incredible ! Excelent images . Thank you .

[@PaulCashman]

I read where this crossing is slated for closing in 2018, but in the meantime, they should give the crossing agent the ability to hold local (stopping) traffic at the station toward the right, for a minute or two , to allow the crossing to open. Wouldn't work for faster non-stop trains, though.

[@nasanierulastname2997]

Paul Cashman Would imagine there are too many special expresses and rapids running through the crossing to even try some time-based right-of-way solutions

[@TheRealScooterGuy]

Anyone notice the 7-11 sign?

[@TheLibermania]

Etamni Etamni Why shouldn't it? It's a japanese company after all.

[@tsu8003]

7-11 is the amount of minutes and seconds a day the crossing is actually open for!

[@dumdum7786]

I did

[@mikey7173]

For those who wonder, the crossing was eliminated in 2019, the crossing does not exist anymore.

[@Isochest]

I am surprised the crossing hasn't been closed.

[@didiermonforte3414]

Isochest december of 2018 the goverment say

[@ItsFinRocket]

22:07 when the bars finally open but not for long

[@evertonporter7887]

ItsFinRocket 20 seconds. No problem for Usain Bolt LOL😀

[@SmokeyBCN]

this level crossing and another one nearby that was just as bad have since been removed

[@DistanceNsVeterans]

Hello from USA I see this railway crossing is quite busy and yet it's cool to lots of these trains pass by on rush hour

[@drac124]

Wait what?! There is a pedestrian bridge and they prefer to wait? Lazy!!!!!

[@eckyfr]

And finally i understand, because I've been passing here for many days some weeks ago, thank you for publish this video 😁

[@oforid2227]

Oh nice video and 40 minutes blimey

[@Gyroglle]

I love the english annotations. Cool use of language.

[@co4968]

23:14 what is that white rolling stock? It looks like a 683 series but I think it's different.

[@sotsora8000]

It is the 287 series, a relatively new train built between 2010 and 2012. While Series 683 is used for the limited express to Hokuriku area, Series 287 is used for the other limited expresses to the north or south of Osaka.

[@hamnavoeper]

Father: Why were you late for school again son? Son: Well dad, i couldn't get over the railway as the barriers were down.

[@williamgottlieb8723]

I guess this is the crossing where you always see the trains crashing into Godzilla's foot.

[@michaelopnv634]

Crossing goes down, crossing goes up. -Europe and America Crossing goes down, crossing doesn't go up. -Japan

[@cherubin7th]

Good to see they at least made a bridge for bicycles and pedestrians.

[@dumdum7786]

Boss: why are you late? I was stuck at a crossing for 40 minutes Boss: your fired

[@VermilionStudios]

That person with the umbrella is crazy, why didn't they just use the bridge?

[@JuhaVnt]

Great video! Liked and subscribed to your channel 👍🏽 Greetings from Finland, Juha 😊

[@phenolchow7137]

I can sit down there and watch for a whole day.

[@lamarr912]

Look at how heavily used it is. In Charlotte, NC in the USA, there are a couple railroad crossings that are closed for upwards of 2 hours whilst waiting on the switcher.

[@kevinduval5751]

Well.. I curse if I'm held up 2-3 minutes @ my local 2 track Xing! Not anymore after seeing this😂

[@DJ0NEUTRON]

Welcome to the crossing of "patience" ha ha ha Good video, I watched it until the end :)

[@brokenhat1]

I agree with others who say it seems pointless to have a crossing here. It pretty much seems a waste of resources, a constant irritant, a source of negative influence and a general antagonistic experience all the way around. I am frustrated just watching the video!

[@mibars]

Ah, this remains me of an old level crossing in Gąsin, in Pruszków, main railway to Warsaw from west. Someone has thought that it would be a great idea to have a crossing in the train yard, where you can have trains going in one direction stopping just right in front of you then going backwards as they shuffle train cars around... Plus there are regular trains going all the time on 4 tracks, two for local, two for long distance trains

[@ChinaAl]

Wild! Are the gates automatic or controlled by a gate-person?

[@firstladynatasha64]

Nice video!

[@VulcanOnWheels]

What is the distance from one side to the other? Also, how about the accessibility of the other side of the pedestrian bridge? Is there a slope at that end?

[@IanHollis]

Is there a live feed of this railway crossing anywhere? I'd certainly watch it.

[@numberIII-dc6tx]

I think the right way to change this would be to make multiple crossings but with 2 tracks per section, so people can stand in the middle of two pairs of tracks.

[@ZatsuneMikuWorld]

"Impossible Mission"

[@Thomas1980]

Nice video

[@andrzej3511]

I'm stubborn and inquisitive. I found this drive on Google maps, which was not so hard. It turns out that in a straight line 300 meters further is an underground tunnel, to which the access is 570 meters by public roads. That explains why there is no viaduct or... traffic. It should be noted, there is a flyover literally next to crossing for walkers and cyclists. This is not the result of the bad organization of street traffic, rather lack of needs. It does not change the fact that the video is excellent, with a little hint of a mockery in English style. Congratulations!

[@gregjefferson3675]

I assume most people would drive past on their way to a longer (but quicker) route, and if it happens to be open then they use it and reduce their commute by 5 or 10 minutes. Surely no one would plan this as their primary route.

[@saiyajedi]

That footbridge is a great place for railfanning. It's only a few minutes' walk from Shin-Osaka.

[@sgbuses]

Would be fun if they placed a countdown to barrier opening for the vehicles (since they have the timetable to predict that anyway). But they are getting rid of it next year anyway.

[@nadejdajeanschmidt1015]

Why don't they make a Tunnel under for Car's and truck's so they can drive under..

[@treypohe4593]

Sometimes I wonder, why doesn't Japan have trains like Sydney (double deckers)..?

[@jam1966ful]

They do the first prototype was in 1904. Some series of Shinkansen have them too, sub article here at Wiki. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilevel_rail_car#Japan

[@questaebenzinah2600]

Have they got a sort of locomotors in Japan? Or only complete and blocked trains?

[@Sam53148]

They should have a snack shop close by while they wait 40 min for it to open

[@colinwilkie2279]

Why don't JR close the crossing between 7am till 9am & 4pm till 6pm Monday too Friday easy fix.

[@ahuachapan2]

very interesting! thanks

[@MattChaffe]

I bet there were a few times where after the train passed, there is a good minute or two to have the gate open up.

[@CaptainM792]

Perhaps this crossing is mainly for emergency vehicles to pass through if there is a serious accident.

[@latios5376]

When i traveled to japan i went there and decided to use a stopwatch to calculate the time from when the barriers started closing to when it starts opening. It was 48 minutes 56 seconds.

[@numberIII-dc6tx]

what about tokyo? i found there is a 12 track crossing (actually a 10+2).

[@inserter1985]

24:32 OMG RUN RUUUUN i belive in you!!1 XD nice video =)

[@hwajeongjeon6238]

Is the road at the middle of crossing rail written about 'Don't stop' ? Is that right?

[@JamesEllison69]

8 tracks? In america, we have a 12 track wide crossing and yet it dosen't take anywhere as long as dis.

[@n40798]

3:21 That lady was fit! She pedaled up that slope pretty quick!

[@shimii810]

Thanks! it's helps me to SLEEP! I'm not kidding...

[@kasswebster5932]

Shimi M i thought i was the only one

[@joshhouston3443]

If this was in the US or Canada, idiots would go around it.

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

If this were the US or Canada such a retarded crossing wouldn't exist in the first place.

[@nasanierulastname2997]

Josh Houston In all the videos of Japanese crossings I've seem, they all use quadrant gates, unless they wanted to break something they'd try that

[@dumdum7786]

A mf would try to cross it while the train is there

[@michaeleverett1479]

Interesting level railway crossing. Is this particular crossing one of the only worldwide examples of a huge railway crossing or are there any other examples like this around the world.

[@DTailorUK]

they may aswell closed the crossing and just fence it off entirely.

[@John-bk2yg]

4:35 for some reason its bothers me look at the girl standing on the right side of the door in the middle

[@theDancingDragonfly]

24 mins train time, 16 minutes added time edit: sorry for the nerd talk

[@キクゾウさん]

1:28 this car was from other prefecture.(prefecture name indigated in number plate) So he didn't know about the crossing.

[@xXbrokenvoidXx]

13:16 that train looks really cool. Anyone know what's the name of it is?