中央西線前面展望南木曽→上松　＜Cabview Japanrail Chuo Line（West Line）Nagiso → Agematsu

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This is a cab view of the JR Chuo Main Line (West Line), which connects Tokyo and Nagoya through the mountainous area, from Minami Kiso Station to Agematsu Station.
This line was planned as one of the main lines connecting the east and west of Japan, but it has not developed as much as the Tokaido Line, which runs along the coast, and there are no direct trains between Tokyo and Nagoya. Instead, the line connects Tokyo and Nagano on the east side (commonly known as the Chuo East Line) and Nagoya and Nagano on the west side (commonly known as the Chuo West Line), with Shiojiri Station, which is almost in the middle of the line, as the boundary.
Most of the Chuo West Line was built in the narrow and long Kiso Valley, and the tracks meander along the Kiso River that carved the valley. It is a long distance, and express trains are operated, but the feel is that of a long local line.
In this video, I recorded a cab view from Minami Kiso Station to Agematsu Station along the way. The Chuo West Line is the section that has the most authentic feel.
In his novel, the author Toson Shimazaki described this region as "Kiso Road, all in the mountains." Kiso Road is an old road built in the valley where the Chuo-Nishi Line now runs. You can feel the atmosphere even in the cab view. Photographed in August 2024.
JR Central's website
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Google Maps coordinates for Minami Kiso Station
35.598845683811916, 137.60860051007344
Agematsu Station
35.78402073377158, 137.69338377968413
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@michaelmcclure6972 17 сағат бұрын

Very nice. Lucky people living in such beauty.

@14ikesan12 9 сағат бұрын

Thank you for your comment. This is a rural Japanese landscape. Many people who live along this line used to be involved in forestry.

@WorldofColor-ng5yc Ай бұрын

Another beautiful rural Japanese railway. Somehow, these lines are so full of character and charm. Yes, for the commuter and business person, not so useful, but for the tourist and adventurer, something very special. Thank you again for sharing your video. Thank you sharing the link to the preserved forest railway. The steam engines look so interesting with the giant spark-arrester chimneys. If the steam engine is truly in steam and chuffing along, I image the sound of it's exhaust to be invigorating!

@14ikesan12 Ай бұрын

The chimney with the spark arrestor! As you point out, that shape was what defined the locomotives that operated on forest railways and made them so popular. There are many people here who lament the loss of the forest railway here.

@roberthuron9160 28 күн бұрын

A real heavy duty Mountain railway,2 and 3% percent grades,several almost complete circles,and it must be a real doozy in the winter! Add the oil train[85xx with an EF 66],that makes a special edition! Thanks for another adventure,looks like something out of the Swiss or Austrian Alps! Thank you 😇 😊!

@14ikesan12 28 күн бұрын

Thank you for your comment. All the mountains in Japan are covered with trees (unless we exceed 2500m above sea level), so I sometimes feel envious of the appearance of the mountains in Switzerland. I respect the efforts of our predecessors who built a railway in such a small space with the immature civil engineering technology of the past.

@nsbhagwat Ай бұрын

Nice video, loved to see the high peaks and lush greenery. Was the exposure and saturation a bit off?

@14ikesan12 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. Setting exposure and saturation is difficult. The heat-absorbing glass used in vehicle windshields constantly changes the color balance of the optical device, and the amount of change is always different depending on the direction of the light. The output from the original video to the video for uploading is based on my eyeballing, and the optimal value is not always obtained. This is also a big challenge for me at the moment.

@user-AZ-phil Ай бұрын

What a beautiful ride through the mountains! Tunnels and slide sheds. Weeds getting ahead of the track gang. Beautiful mountain side and valley homes. Roads with businesses in the valley below the tracks. Long station platforms that once must have been busy with seasonal freight. A meet wirh a freight train (surprised me). Then a meet with another passenger train. Chasing some traffic on a road below (passing them, too!). And spectacular mountain scenery! Did I miss anything? Thank you, sir, for another one of your great videos!

@14ikesan12 Ай бұрын

This line, which always runs through the valley, was popular with many fans when steam locomotives were still in operation. There were several famous photo spots. Of course, the position of the tracks has hardly changed, but it seems that no fans come here to take pictures of the sleek trains. Unlike steam locomotives, trains run everywhere. It remains a fun line to ride. If each station along the line was a little more lively like it used to be, the trip would be even more enjoyable, but that may be a luxury problem. I will also take photos of the route heading north from Agematsu Station, and will upload them in due course. As we head north, the views get wider. There are more houses along the tracks, though.

@salloom1949 Ай бұрын

Thank you for another lovely production of your train rides. This ride was very enjoyable. The scenery of the mountain on both sides of the track was very spectacular. I observed very few passengers got on the train. Most stops were empty of passengers. Nonetheless, absolutely stunning view on both sides of the track. I am curious are there any industries that employ people in this area? If not where do these people go to work. Again thank you for a wonderful video.

@14ikesan12 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. As you pointed out, this area along the line has always had little industry. Agriculture and forestry. Forestry in this area is especially famous, and Agematsu Station, the end point of this video, is a junction. It is the junction of the Chuo West Line and the forest railway. This forest railway was one of the leading forest railways in Japan, with a gauge of 762 mm, and carried cypress and other timber. However, it was removed in 1975 and transportation was switched to trucks. Truck transportation has also been sluggish in recent years, due to the large amount of cheap timber imported. The forest railway also ran a Baldwin steam locomotive. At Agematsu Station, I looked around, but of course there was no trace of the forest railway.

@14ikesan12 Ай бұрын

Preserved forest railway cars kiso-hinoki.jp/colibri-wp/tourist/%e8%b5%a4%e6%b2%a2%e6%a3%ae%e6%9e%97%e9%89%84%e9%81%93/