前面展望 八高線拝島→高麗川 ＜cabview japanrail：Hatikou Line＞

JR East's Hachiko Line is a line that connects Hachioji and Takasaki.
The route's name is a combination of Hachioji's Hachi and Takasaki's ``Kou'', which is another reading of the kanji ``高''.
Construction of this line was planned by the government, and the entire line opened in 1934. The line was planned to be constructed with the focus on development along the railway rather than connecting major cities, but development along the line was delayed, and until recent years the line had a locally colored atmosphere.
In 1996, after the population increased along the line, the line between Hachioji Station and Komagawa Station was electrified, and EMU operation began with direct access to the Kawagoe Line, which connects at Komagawa Station.
On the other hand, diesel cars are still being operated between Komagawa Station, which was not electrified at that time, and Takasaki Station.
This video contains a cab view of the electrified section of the Hachiko Line from Haijima Station to Komagawa Station. Although the number of condominiums has increased along the line, there is still much undeveloped land, and the scenery is reminiscent of autumn in Japan's mountain villages.
Additionally, at the end of the video, we added a scene showing Koma Shrine, which is a 20-minute walk from Komagawa Station, and the route to the shrine.
JR East homepage
www.jreast.co....
Google map coordinates of Haijima station
35.65573771820157, 139.338842168255
Komagawa Station
35.89624817240416, 139.3380387989525
Koma Shrine
35.89855131110196, 139.32279312288975
#cabviewjapanrail ＃Hatikouline #Komashrine #cabview 前面展望 #八高線
八高線の前面展望です。拝島～高麗川間を収録。最後に高麗川駅から高麗神社に至る道と、高麗神社で撮れた画像を追加しました。

[@wandajackson3410]

Interesting and varied journey with beautiful autumn colours 👍
There was a lot of work going on on the track at the time - it was noticeable that all the workers on the track either gave hand signals (or simply greeted the train driver) or signalled their attention with a yellow or green flag... I've never noticed that in my home country: there, the working track workers are warned by a horn, operated by an employee of the track construction company who is solely responsible for this important and life-saving measure... ☺️

[@14ikesan12]

It's not captured on my lens, but the driver at the time was a young woman, who rang the typhoon and then greeted the track worker with her hand. It was very elegant and cool. In response, the track worker returned the gesture with a flag. I felt like I wanted to take a picture of that rather than the cab view. 😅

[@wandajackson3410]

@@14ikesan12 😂 nice episode 👍 and I thought that was usual in Japan 🇯🇵 by doing it always if a train passes by… 😄

[@MarcondesBorba]

Show!! Obrigado pelo passeio. 👏👏

[@14ikesan12]

Quando a primavera chegar, poderei mostrar paisagens mais luminosas.

[@user-lw5yx5ey4n]

八高線、自分はまだ全線非電化の時に何度か乗りました😊
今や電化され、しかも川越線と直通したのには😲しました。
動画最後迄見させてもらいますね😉

[@14ikesan12]

ありがとうございます。実はこの撮影をする直前にも、高麗川から気動車に乗って小川町まで行きました。比較的新しい気動車ですが、やはり電車に比べると、揺れるし、遅い。電車はスマートだなと感じました。このビデオの最後の方に高麗神社の映像を入れましたが、本当にきれいな風景が広がっていました。早くまた行きたいと思っています。

[@SheeplessNW6]

That was an enjoyable journey! And I'm glad you explained the line's name, because when I saw the romaji I wondered whether it was named after the famous dog!

[@14ikesan12]

You knew the faithful dog Hachiko. That's good. (^_^)
Of course, this route is not named after the dog, but by connecting (Hati)ouzi and (Taka)saki. Another name for the characte（高）Taka）'' is Kou.
Is it something like B&O Railway?

[@SheeplessNW6]

@14ikesan12 yes, naming a line from parts of the names of stations happens here in the UK too. The Bakerloo Line was originally the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway, and the Bedpan Line is the unofficial name of the service from Bedford to Saint Pancras.

[@14ikesan12]

@@SheeplessNW6 Japan's railways imported their system from the UK (so they drive on the left and have platforms and ticket gates), so it's probably the same method.

[@14ikesan12]

@@SheeplessNW6 A few years ago, I got off at a subway station called Baker Street. Holmes was standing at the exit of the subway. Sherlockians came from all over the world.

[@rztrzt]

@@14ikesan12 Even the markings/signs next to the rail tracks are similar to my country which was a British colony at one stage.

[@JoseCampos-zr4te]

👍😊👏 Brasil 🇧🇷

[@gaetanozuccarello9802]

😉👍😊😊

[@14ikesan12]

Thank you.