Tomytec stations in real life

[Densha]

It's really strange to realize that these are kits of actual buildings. Now I can't picture them without trains of their respective railway companies.

 

Tomytec station A building -  Chōshi Electric Railway Tokawa Station:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokawa_Station

 

Tomytec Station B platforms - Nankai Kōya Line Ashiharachō Station:

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%A6%E5%8E%9F%E7%94%BA%E9%A7%85

http://gingatetsudo2012.com/siomibasi05.html

[bill937ca]

I find that if you really look you can find prototypes for many of the station platforms from Tomix also. Generally they are older stations away from Tokyo.

 

Nankai Ishizugawa Station is a dead ringer for the Tomix 4031.

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%B3%E6%B4%A5%E5%B7%9D%E9%A7%85#/media/File:NK-Ishizugawa-pf.jpg

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%B3%E6%B4%A5%E5%B7%9D%E9%A7%85

 

Sometimes it takes the right angle to see that it is the prototype.

 

Dobashi Station on the Iyo Railway has a similar sloping roof,  roof support post placement and back wall as the Tomix 4031.

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9C%9F%E6%A9%8B%E9%A7%85_(%E6%84%9B%E5%AA%9B%E7%9C%8C)

Edited May 10, 2016 by bill937ca

[bill937ca]

Tomytec Station B platforms - Nankai Kōya Line Ashiharachō Station:

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%A6%E5%8E%9F%E7%94%BA%E9%A7%85

http://gingatetsudo2012.com/siomibasi05.html

 

Minor nit-pick: This station probably survives because it is on an isolated portion of the Koya line that now operates only as a two-car shuttle.  That shuttle is usually called the Shiomibashi Line.  Koya line trains start at Namba Station and use the Nankai Main Line until divergeing at Kishinosato-Tamade Station.

[Ochanomizu]

Hello,

 

In the past many stations utilised the same equipment design. So you should still find examples, particularly on branch lines.  As time goes by, these stations are upgraded.  These days it is common to give each station its own individual styling, especially on main line.

[kvp]

For many railways in the past it was common to use standard building classes based on traffic volume that could be even upgraded to the next class if traffic grew. I've seen similar styles for both JGR and JNR era stations, with JNR having several main styles throughout the years. Some private railways followed the same style rules.

 

Imho Tomix tries to make most of its stations look like most of the stations from that era. This allows them to stand in for the highest number of stations without large modifications. Something about getting the essence of a particular style.

[bikkuri bahn]

The Shiomibashi Line is one of my favorites for old buildings and structures, I highly recommend a visit, including getting off at intermediate stations to absorb the atmosphere of a somewhat run-down but still tidy south Osaka.

 

In Tokyo, I like the Seibu Shinjuku Line, some of the stations still retain touches of the post-war Seibu look, unlike the Ikebukuro Line where most if not all has been obliterated in elevated line projects and station remodelings. For example, Kamiigusa Station, which has the distinctive wood platform canopies, diagonally laid concrete platform slabbing, and concrete picket fencing on the platform ends.

[Ochanomizu]

Hello,

 

I really appreciate this video.  It seems so lonely, especially in the first half while the platforms are empty and the trains don't stop.  It is almost a ghost town.  I began to wonder if the camera man was lost.  The way he panned around to the puddles of water on the platform showed he was displeased with the rain.  I thought the video a great topic for a creative writing piece.