Yonesaka – sen (Part IV)

Yonesaka-sen IV: From Utsu Tunnel to Sakamachi (18 October 2011)

  • 1 Echigo Ôshima　越後大島
  • 2 Echigo Shimoseki　越後下関
  • 3 Echigo Katakai　越後片貝
  • 4 Echigo Kanamaru　越後金丸
  • 5 Oguni　小国
  • 6 Uzen Matsuoka　羽前松岡
  • 7 Isaryô　伊佐領
  • 8 Uzen Numazawa　羽前沼沢
  • 9 Tenoko　手の子
  • 10 Uzen Tsubaki　羽前椿
  • 11 Hagyû　萩生
  • 12 Imaizumi　今泉
  • 13 Inukawa　犬川
  • 14 Uzen Komatsu　羽前小松
  • 15 Chûgun　中郡
  • 16 Narushima　成島
  • 17 Nishi Yonezawa　西米沢
  • 18 Minami Yonezawa　南米沢

Two more stations were laten given up:  Hanadate 花立, between Sakamachi and Echigo Ôshima, and Tamagawaguchi 玉川口, just across the prefectural border into Yamagata Prefecture, between Echigo Kanamaru and Oguni.

Characters for other names: Sakamachi 坂町     Yonezawa 米沢

0759 On the west side of Utsu Tunnel, heading down towards Uzen Numazawa.

0758 Descending to Uzen Numazawa.

0756 The train will soon reach the upper houses of Uzen Numazawa.

0754 Uzen Numazawa.

0753 The tunnel below Uzen Numazawa.

0751 From Uzen Numazawa to Isaryô (I).

0749 From Uzen Numazawa to Isaryô (II).

0746 From Uzen Numazawa to Isaryô (III).

0742 From Uzen Numazawa to Isaryô (IV).

0741 Isaryô halt. KIHA 111-203 in the mirror.

0739 Below Isaryô.

0737 Running through the houses of Uzen Matsuoka (I).

0736 Running through the houses of Uzen Matsuoka (II).

0735 Uzen Matsuoka halt, with the train in the mirror.

0733 From Uzen Matsuoka to Oguni.

0730 Oguni station, with a rail transport train.

0728 Oguni station, with KIHA 111-203 + KIHA 112-203.

0726 Snow clearing vehicles at Oguni.

0723 A few minutes below Oguni.

0722 Heading down towards the border between Yamagata Prefecture (old Uzen) and Niigata Prefecture (old Echigo).

0721 Across many bridges and through many tunnels.

0719 The yellow bridge across Arakawa River.

0716 Across the border into Niigata Prefecture.

0715 Echigo Kanamaru.

0714 Soon after Kanamaru, alongside thr Arakawa River.

0711 Crossing the blue bridge.

0709 Iwafune Dam.

0708 Coming down to Echigo Katakai.

0706 Echigo Katakai. KIHA 111-203 in the mirror.

0703 Crossing the Numagawa.

0701 On the way to Echigo Shimoseki.

0700 Tunnels on the way to Echigo Shimoseki.

0698 Nearing Echigo Shimoseki.

0697 Over the Ôishigawa.

0696 Echigo Shimoseki.

0695 From Echigo Shimoseki to Echigo Ôshima. susuki !

0692 Echigo Ôshima.

0689 Along the Arakawa.

0688 Along the Arakawa.

0687 Sakamachi - the Yonesaka-sen is just about to enter the Uetsu Honsen.