JR Kyushu Hōhi Main Line, Kumamoto to Ōita local service

[Sacto1985]

YouTube member ato5kgyasetaito filmed this interesting zenmen tenbou video of a trip on the JR Kyushu Hōhi Main Line from Kumamoto to Ōita in two parts from a KiHa 125 DMU, a model unique to the JR Kyushu network:

 

Kumamoto to Bungo Taketa:

 

 

Bungo Taketa to Ōita:

 

 

The trip started at 0503 hours JST, just before dawn. Also, note the different sounding ATS warning signal, unique to JR Kyushu trains.

 

[katoftw]

This guys videos are always top quality with good descriptions.  Bungo-Taketa is on the list to visit.  Relitive unknown to most.  Has a nice temple and Toris just north of the station up the side of cliff face.

 

Shinsuizenji is an interesting station.  I remember catching a train from there last year.  Must have originally been a ground station, and then the got raise above the main busy street it was near.  Trams og underneth it.

Edited June 15, 2015 by katoftw

[Densha]

Here you can see a comparison of how Shinsuizenji looked in 2006 and in 2011: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E6%B0%B4%E5%89%8D%E5%AF%BA%E9%A7%85#.E7.86.8A.E6.9C.AC.E5.B8.82.E4.BA.A4.E9.80.9A.E5.B1.80

Looks like they moved the station from southwest of the street to on top of the street. The tram stop was also moved closer to the station.