The Longest Railroad Crossing in Japan (For Now)

[@monotonehell]

The fact that the crossing exists in the first place is nuts.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Forreal

[@JohnLumagui]

That's nuts! Imagine getting caught in "no man's land" while crossing. I bet morning rush hour is a flurry of activity.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Yeah, it’s actually scary thinking about the worst case scenario. I’m sure everyone during rush hour crosses the bridge instead haha

[@MrBnsftrain]

I'm amazed this crossing is all main lines. Other railroad crossings of this length that I've seen usually cross through train yards where not all tracks have traffic on them. What's also surprising is that there is a ramp on one side of the bridge, but there's currently none on the other side. Maybe they're waiting for that other ramp before they officially decomission this crossing. It's 4,000 feet (1.2km) from any other place where you can cross over or under the tracks. The next station west of here (Namamugi) also has a long crossing, but has more room between tracks for where people (any any vehicle under 6ft tall) can safely stop if they get trapped.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Oh yeah, I went to Namamugi at first because I thought that was the longest crossing but I was wrong because there's a break spot in between the JR crossing haha.

[@skylarlark1989]

Hi! I really like how you structure your videos, short, to the point, and informative and you give us a little about the video before hand. Love the work man keep it up! (currently watching) that is bigger than I thought lol.

[@tannerslifevideos]

That's good to hear, thank you! Yeah I thought the same thing when I first saw the crossing for the first time haha

[@Elektronaut]

Interesting spot! I will try to include this in my next Japan trip! And I have to say I really like how you approach your videos! The structure and how you take your viewers along exploring

[@tannerslifevideos]

I’m glad you liked how I structured the video! You should visit here before it closes down (not sure when that’ll be but it’s rumored to happened sooner than later)

[@perlen5227]

Your bite-sized videos are such a treat to watch! Always looking forward for more!

[@tannerslifevideos]

That's good to hear :) Thanks for watching!

[@bareth_]

JAPAN TRAIN CONTENT YESSIR!!! subscribed!!

[@tannerslifevideos]

More to come! Thanks for subscribing!

[@Ahlurglgr]

I can't even imagine living next to this crossing and dealing with that constant warning noise. Also that thing at the end wasn't a train or a car, it's a locomotive. The same one that pulled a gasoline train before that.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Ohhh I see, thank you for sharing!

[@svennoren9047]

Good place for trainspotters, though!

[@MichaelMcFerrin]

My word…….10 tracks…..unbelievable!

[@DamaxThomas]

I drove around there. Next to the JR East Shinkoyasu Substation, there's a 8 tracks crossing for cars split 6 and 2 tracks. It is so nerve racking. Between the parts, there are a road and houses! I didn't know there was a 10 tracks section for pedestrian.

[@trevor972m4]

Your channel is a gem. I will have to watch all of your vids!! Nice work!

[@tannerslifevideos]

Yay! Thank you!

[@salmon69420]

That Sotetsu train at 1:39 (Sotetsu 12000 series) is about to enter the Sotetsu Line. That train had originally ran on the Shonan-Shinjuku Line before leaving the Shonan-Shinjuku Line tracks at Musashi-Kosugi to head to the Sotetsu Line, going to Ebina. Japanese railways are so complicated... but because I have been a massive fan since my first visit in November 2023, I knew all of these now. That freight line is the Musashino Freight Line.

[@tannerslifevideos]

So that's why it's called JR/Sotetsu Line on the map!

[@user-i3pqb2lw54]

in my small city there's a pretty big level crossing it has seven tracks since it's near a station, but just after it, so it doesn't go over all 12 tracks of the station itself in order starting from west, they're for express trains going down, express trains going up, local trains, a passing loop for local trains, and two sidings. the last one was part of an international connection that's now sadly out of use a few years ago it even allowed cars, but now it's only for cyclists and pedestrians. they physically made the entrance and the barriers smaller, but the rubber bit you walk on is still wide enough for cars.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Ohh I see, thank you for sharing!

[@trainsimulatordriver]

I'll put it on the list for the next trip! Thanks.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Sounds good! Thanks for watching :)

[@Sardin_]

if you lived next to there you better have insane sound isolation or you would go mad...

[@tannerslifevideos]

rent must be cheap around this area 😭

[@joshuaboulos9057]

Wow awesome video dude

[@tannerslifevideos]

Eyyy welcome welcomes!

[@BritishAPT]

hell yeah I've heard of this before, cool to see you covering this I love how they still have the arrows on the crossing as if its any useful indication of how long you have until it opens

[@tannerslifevideos]

Seeing those arrows feels more like despair because the arrow turns back on when another train comes from the same direction haha.

[@DownieLive]

That is really interesting and cool to see. Thanks for sharing!

[@tannerslifevideos]

Thank you so much for watching!!

[@1Barocio]

Another great video

[@tannerslifevideos]

Thank you!

[@d3stiny117]

I’m definitely keeping an eye out for your channel, saving each and every video so the next time I’m in Japan (~3 years ig) I have a bucket list of things to visit already. Love your channel, especially the bullet point you add at the start. All the best for your growth!

[@Foxy_AR]

1:41 Sotetsu train! I love the through running of railway lines in Japan

[@japanesetrainandtravel6168]

Another line I need to add to my list ! I’ve only used Shinkansen and Shonan Shinjuku line to Yokohama

[@tannerslifevideos]

Haven't been on that train before so definitely wanna go ride it in the future!

[@japanesetrainandtravel6168]

Great video and I still have yet to check out that location. That last locomotive you caught was an ef66. Great catch of the Narita Express in its slightly new livery.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Ohh thank you for sharing! And yeah glad I got Narita Express as well.

[@japanesetrainandtravel6168]

@ I just subbed to your channel! Love your content. I have some Japanese train videos on my channel too

[@wr8079]

hi, i've watched a few of your videos since last month, and I really appreciate the places you recommend like umi-shibaura station that I would be going when I visit japan. Ive noticed that your last video went viral, so i wish the best for your channel's success. keep up with the videos, i respect the amount of effort you put into each one of them.

[@tannerslifevideos]

That means a lot, thank you so much!

[@HyperBlueWolf]

Your channel is fantastic. I recently found you and instantly subscribed. Thank you for all the great videos you create and share here! :D

[@tannerslifevideos]

Wow, thank you for saying that! I'll be posting more videos like this in the future :)

[@pigeon_the_mighty]

TEN tracks?!?! Huh???? That's a ridiculous number! Great video btw, top quality.

[@tannerslifevideos]

12 If you include the Keikyu Line (although there's a break spot in between)! Thanks for watching!

[@katsu2804]

didn't know that such a crossing exists, somehow assumed that there would only have the overhead bridge to cross to the other side. it'll be a nice spot for train fans to visit🙂

[@tannerslifevideos]

I might be wrong but I think the crossing was made before the bridge! Yeah this place is fun for those who like JR lines😆

[@maddyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

i've really been enjoying your videos! the laid back atmosphere of just exploring interesting places where you live is very nice

[@tannerslifevideos]

That's nice to hear! I'm glad you like the places I casually go to.

[@kehrin]

Very cool that each line has their own color scheme.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Yeah me too!

[@MatsOrmhed]

Interesting and fun to see!

[@suncheeserailway]

3:31 There seems to not be a singular name for these trains, I find. However they all share the same Shounan green/orange livery so I just go by that lol

[@tannerslifevideos]

Yeah true, there's so many names so it can get confusing haha

[@salmon69420]

they are the E231-1000 series or the E233-3000 series btw. yeah i know, japanese railways are absurdly complicated

[@tau2647]

really nice video i highly enjoyed

[@tannerslifevideos]

Thank you!

[@SinKillerJ]

This is rapidly becoming one of my favorite Japanese channels. Keep it up with the unique and interesting spots.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Thank you!!!

[@HolosuiteIV-bn8jj]

Stuff like this is why I like KZbin

[@tannerslifevideos]

Glad you feel that way!

[@Thomas-cg2ns]

Another Great Video! Enjoyed them all :)

[@tannerslifevideos]

Thank you so much!

[@stanislavkostarnov2157]

there is one more similar crossing on the Tokyo Network (interestingly crossing many of thesame lines). it's roughly half-way between Oji and Higashi-Jujo on the Keihin Tohoku line, crossing the Takasaki, Shonan Shinjuku, Yokosuka, Omiya bound Express and Tohoku freight tracks... never saw it being used during the day, though I and many others used it late in the night to get back from the local Izakaya quarter to the large apartment complex's on the other side of the track... much faster and easier than climbing all the way up to the bridge (a steep climb of maybe 200 steps)

[@SiveradoVideo]

Also, Kokudou station of the Tsurumi line just to the east of this crossing is very atmospheric and, as I've read, still carries bullet marks from one of the WWII bombing raids.

[@tannerslifevideos]

I actually went to the station in my past video! I didn't know about that bullet mark thing til someone mentioned it in the comments.

[@daniel_.9._509]

Thank you very much for every video ❤ I really enjoy them. Also thanks for talking a lot/explaining 👏🏻

[@tannerslifevideos]

Yeah of course! Thanks for watching!

[@FlexxenRandomPlaces]

This is the content I was born to watch

[@tannerslifevideos]

Hello!

[@carolinecornelis40]

This is the video I didn't know I needed in my life, hahaha. Watching it gave me so much anxiety, though. I can't imagine living near that crossing, it's so noisy!! Anyway, this was a fun and fascinating video. Thank you for sharing it!

[@tannerslifevideos]

Yeah I got a bit of anxiety hearing all of that haha. Thank you for watching!

[@funtonite]

I like your presentation style

[@tannerslifevideos]

Thank you!

[@fixpacifica]

I have this vision of Godzilla standing on the tracks and blocking the trains.

[@tannerslifevideos]

sounds dangerous

[@TrainsbyM]

Very cool!!

[@tannerslifevideos]

I agree!

[@njtrainsandairplanes5355]

I visited this very crossing back in May and made my own video on it. I'm so glad it was still around when I visited and still around now. Sad that it might be closed soon but I can see why it would close if nobody uses it. Its a great railfanning spot

[@tannerslifevideos]

Just saw your Japan railway crossing compilation video! Glad you got to see it as well.

[@njtrainsandairplanes5355]

@ Thank you! It was definitely a highlight. Your video was great. You gave a-lot more information than me

[@autoredox]

4:34 footage of me every time I talk to people about rather serious topic and then a train passes by.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Imagine asking someone out on a date then a train passes by

[@riowio]

have you tried the chuo line green cars yet? iirc they won’t charge you the green car fee until march 14th (when the 2025 train schedule takes into effect.)

[@tannerslifevideos]

Wow, I'm actually planning to try it soon haha Hope you look forward to the video!

[@cjrthesignalfan]

Very interesting

[@margadkhurelbaatar8919]

For the algo, sick vid bro btw

[@tannerslifevideos]

Thank you!

[@madhatta6902]

Thank-you its sad that it won't be around for much longer. This sounds sad, but for me, when I'm in Japan, I like visiting places that might seem boring for some people. But for me I find it interesting as again no tourists.

[@autoredox]

Always love visiting obscure places that no one really knows but the locals (hell, even the locals probably don't care that much lmao)

[@tannerslifevideos]

Yeah you can enjoy both the journey and the random destination haha

[@tannerslifevideos]

Yeahh and even if these videos go viral, it's not worth visiting for 90% of people anyways

[@xredgambit]

Looks pretty interesting. Thanks for showing this off. Hopefully it is replaced soon for the bikers. I would hate to get stuck there in the morning unable to cross.

[@bakwanrebus_]

was the street built first or the rails? i don't think they had 8 tracks when they first built them

[@teeKeri]

Just an incredible spot, but where are the bicyclist gona cross when this is closed ?

[@tannerslifevideos]

The station next to this one called Namamugi station has a crossing where bikes and cars can cross!

[@6yjjk]

Crossy Road!

[@azuma892]

Have you been watching Suzukawa Ayako? 😆

[@tannerslifevideos]

I've seen her videos when looking for inspirations but never really watched them haha.

[@LimitedWard]

It's funny (and sad) to me that you say that this place is very loud, because here in the US there are commonly freeways even wider than this cutting through our cities that are even louder at all times of day. Just goes to show how far behind the US is compared to Japan and the rest of the world when it comes to public transit.

[@Constitution1789]

Imagine living next to that, all those ding dong ding dong and vrroooom screechhhhhh sounds all day long.

[@tannerslifevideos]

I would move out immediately

[@svennoren9047]

A dream for a trainspotter, though!

[@keiayguci]

what happens if the gates close before you make it across?

[@tannerslifevideos]

I highly doubt that would happen but if it closes, people would have to duck below the barriers

[@Meiseside]

In Austria, you would not be allowed to build something like that.

[@tannerslifevideos]

Fair enough, it's not safe haha

[@outhang]

Have you gone to the widest one?

[@tannerslifevideos]

I have no idea where the widest one is haha

[@Secretlyanothername]

this does not look safe. I am surprised they do not put an elevator at the bridge to make it possible to cross with bicycles, prams, wheelchairs etc.

[@tannerslifevideos]

they have an elevator for pedestrians!

[@madhatta6902]

Thank-you its sad that it won't be around for much longer. This sounds sad, but for me, when I'm in Japan, I like visiting places that might seem boring for some people. But for me I find it interesting as again no tourists.

[@hubertalistair9404]

They better not do stupid things otherwise theyll destroy timetables of Tokaido, Yokosuka, Shonan-Shinjuku, Ueno-Tokyo, as well as Keihin Tohoku Line (and all the limited express trains as well)😂😂😂😂😂😂😂