Sankô-sen Part II
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5549 Iwami Kawamoto 石見川本, with KIHA 120 357 and 316 waiting to continue to Gôtsu. Because of increased traffic mainly by railway fans in view of the approaching closure of the line the train is unusually formed with two cars. (2017)
0411 After the arrival of KIHA 120 311 at Iwami Kawamoto KIHA 120 309 can set off towards Gôtsu. KIHA 120 311 will not run up the whole line to Miyoshi but terminate at Hamahara. (2009)
5595 Coming from the lower section of the line, kiha 120-307 enters from Gôtsu. (2017)
5602 Arrival at Iwami Kawamoto of kiha 120 307 from Gôtsu to Hamahara. Now the two-car train (kiha 120 357 and 316) continues its journey after a stop of one and a half hours. (2017)
5605 Soon after leaving Iwami Kawamoto towards Inbara. (2017)
5609 Between Iwami Kawamoto and Inbara. (2017)
5615 Larger settlements lie on the other side of the river. (2017)
5620 Inbara 因原 halt. (2017)
0422 After leaving Inbara the train heads for a cut-through in the dam built to check the repeated occurrence of disastrous flooding. (2009)
5625 High dams now protect the settlements from severe flooding. Passing through such a protective dam the train crosses the river on a fragile bridge, in rainy weather at a speed of 15 km/h. (2017)
5635 Between Inbara and Shikaga. (2017)
5639 Shikaga 鹿賀 halt, in the background the dam along the Gônokawa River. (2017)
5644 Again cutting through a river dam. After Shikaga. (2017)
5646 Between Shikaga and Iwami Kawagoe. (2017)
5653 Through another dam on the way to Iwami Kawagoe. (2017)
5654 Between Shikaga and Iwami Kawagoe. (2017)
0428 Heading towards Iwami Kawagoe. (2009)
5658 Passing a little Hachiman Shrine. (2017)
5665 Iwami Kawagoe 石見川越 halt. (2017)
5672 Between Iwami Kawagoe and Tazu. (2017)
0432 Entering Tazu halt. (2009)
5680 Two-car train KIHA 120 357 and KIHA 120 316 in the mirror at Tazu 田津 halt. (2017)
5683 Shortly after leaving Tazu. (2017)
5687 Between Tazu and Kawado. (2017)
5691 Nearing Kawado. (2017)
5693 Entering Kawado 川戸. Once there were two tracks here, in view of crossing trains. (2017)
5703 Cutting through the dam after Kawado. (2017)
0449 Crossing the Yatogawa before it flows into the Gônokawa. (2009)
5708 Between Kawado and Kawahira. (2017)
0451 Graveyards in the fields. (2009)
5719 Between Kawado and Kawahira. This farmhouse seems abandoned. (2017)
5729 Entering Kawahira 川平. (2017)
0458 At Kawahira. (2009)
5731 Leaving Kawahira. (2017)
0459 Looking up the river between Kawahira and Chigane. (2009)
5736 Along the river between Kawahira and Chigane. (2017)
0460 Still a last tunnel before arriving at Chigane. (2009)
5744 Chigane 千金 halt. (2017)
5741 Chigane halt, with KIHA 120 357 in the mirror. (2017)
5748 The town of Gôtsu at the Gônokawa estuary comes into sight. (2017)
5750 Fisherboats indicate that the sea is not far. (2017)
0465 Nearing Gôtsu Honmachi halt. (2009)
0467 Gôtsu Honmachi 江津本町 halt. (2009)
5758 Nearing the endstop. (2017)
0469 The Gônokawa estuary is clearly also a fishing port. (2009)
5763 The industrial silhouette of Gôtsu 江津 Town. (2017)
0474 The Sankô-sen platform at Gôtsu. Waiting to return to Miyoshi is KIHA 120 309. On the left can be seen KIHA 120 315 ready to depart on the San'in Main Line (San'in Honsen) for Izumo. (2009)
5769 The two-car train KIHA 47 3018 + KIHA 47 2018 enters Gôtsu on its way up the San'in Main Line to Izumo. On the left can be seen the Sankô-sen service, KIHA 120 316 + 357. (2017)
6193 Two-car Sankô-sen train KIHA 20 309 + KIHA 20 314 stands ready to leave Gôtsu 江津 at 6 a.m. It will climb up into the hills along the Gônokawa River and reach its destination at Miyoshi at 9:21. (2017)
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6202 Along the Gônokawa River between Gôtsu Honmachi 江津本町 and Chigane千金. (2017)
6204 Chigane halt, at 6:08 a.m. (2017)
6210 The headlights of KIHA 120 309 make the warning sign "maximum speed 30 km/h" show up brightly, while in the distance the indicator plate "Kawahira" gives the name of the approaching station. (2017)
6220 KIHA 20 309 at Kawahira 川平. (2017)
6226 30 km/h speed limit after Kawahira. (2017)
6227 Between Kawahira and Kawado. (2017)
6231 Again a 30 km/h speed limit. (2017)
6236 Farmhouses in the early morning. (2017)
6240 Along the Gônokawa River. (2017)
6245 Settlements on the other side of the river. (2017)
6248 Kawado 川戸 station. (2017)
6250 Kawado station at half past six. (2017)
6256 Between Kawado and Tazu. (2017)
6258 Between Kawado and Tazu. (2017)
6260 Through the dark early morning mists. (2017)
6272 At Tazu 田津 halt. (2017)
6275 Farmhouse after Tazu. (2017)
6277 Approaching Iwami Kawagoe. (2017)
6283 Iwami Kawagoe 石見川越. (2017)
6287 The Post Office at Iwami Kawagoe. (2017)
6290 Through the dam after Iwami Kawagoe. (2017)
6298 Between Iwami Kawagoe and Shikaga. (2017)
6300 Again a river dam, approaching Shikaga. (2017)
6307 Shikaga 鹿賀. (2017)
6310 Shikaga halt. (2017)
6315 Between Shikaga and Inbara. (2017)
6317 Again speed restriction. Between Shikaga and Inbara. (2017)
6325 Approaching Inbara. (2017)
6327 Inbara 因原. (2017)
6336 At Inbara halt. (2017)
6341 Passing through another river dam. (2017)
6348 Between Inbara and Iwami Kawamoto. (2017)
6350 Looking across the river. (2017)
6357 Iwami Kawamoto 石見川本 station with a train composed of KIHA 120-357 and KIHA 120-316. To the left is a snowplough. (2017)
