[Abandoned railway line] Walk 81.5km from Furano to Shintoku on the Nemuro Main Line

0:00 The remains of Higashi Shikagoe Station. The area beyond this point was closed in 2016 due to damage caused by a typhoon.

3:37 The remains of Ikutora Station. Filming location for the movie Poppoya (Railroad Man)

4:50 The train and filming sets remain.

4:50 Movie Poppoya (Railroad Worker)
The story is about an earnest, silent and clumsy man who continues to work at the train station even after his baby daughter and beloved wife die.

13:10 Ikutora Station (Horomai Station in the movie) has become a tourist spot.
There are six local buses running from Furano Station, five express buses running between Obihiro and Asahikawa, and six buses running from Tomamu and Shimukappu

14:50 Return to the abandoned railway line

17:27 When a disaster occurs.It seems the river has flooded

17:50 the current.The river is being eroded

18:30 Roadbed washout①

19:08 Roadbed washout②

19:45 Roadbed washout③

19:57 Roadbed washout ④

20:45 Inside Ochiai Station

21:08 Former site of Ochiai Station

22:30 The left side is the old line that was closed in 1966. The right side is the line that was closed due to a disaster.

5 Comments

  1. How quickly nature takes everything back…
    From the video it seems that the trains could go to Ochiai with minimal investment in restoring the line (I don't see any fatal destruction), but apparently there were very few passengers there. However, it is unclear why they couldn't make a route at least to Ikutora station, given the importance of this place. 🤔

  2. Cool video my friend! It was nice to see the old movie footage and to be able to revisit the movie set 🙂 Thank you for the wonderful experience! L11 🙏🇯🇵❤️🛤️🎥🗾👍

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