1980s Miyazaki and Nishi-Kagoshima

[miyakoji]

Two interesting videos here, no English subtitles sadly.

 

August 9th, 1980 at Miyazaki station.  This station no longer exists; according to Japanese Wikipedia, work on grade separation of this line began in October 1988, and service on the elevated line began in March 1993.  Completion of the new station is stated as October 1993.  I love the palm trees outside the station; I thought Japan would have way more palm trees 🙂 Google map centered on Miyazaki station: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9162673,131.4348502,293a,35y,257.6h,44.89t  YT channel is 508-go.

 

 

 

May 3rd, 1986 at Nishi-Kagoshima.  JNR has less than one year left.  This station became Kagoshima-Chuo in March 2004 with the opening of the first part of the Kyushu Shinkansen.  Google map centered on station: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.5779568,130.5423553,746a,35y,39.25t  YT channel is mm012.  

 

Edited 7 hours ago by miyakoji

[Kamome]

Nice to see the variety of trains coming in and out when blue trains were still in use. The Kaimon and Nichinan in later years looked such a mish mash of carriages with 20 series, 12 series and a mani 50 of something else at the front. The 24 series still looked quite spendid whereas most other trains looked ready for retirement. 

 

Only 6 years prior you could still see the final remanence of steam south of Miyazaki.