Railway stations past and present

[bikkuri bahn]

A nice page with aerial views of some of the bigger railway stations in Kyushu (and Shin Yamaguchi).  By moving your mouse, you can see how each station looked from approximately the same spot in the 1950's.

 

http://ev.digital.asahi.com/special/20120324station/

 

*Oita must have been fascinating for the passenger train AND freight fan back in 1959.

 

[cteno4]

bikkuri, 

 

thanks very interesting and fun!

 

jeff

[Densha]

These really show how much Japan has changed in such a short period of time. In most photos you can still see main roads or other points of recognition at the same place. But except for the river, Kagoshima is unrecognisable.

[Sacto1985]

I think Kagoshima Chuō is not recognizable between old and new stations because of the Shinkansen station tracks and buildings.

 

I would have LOVED to compare aerial views of JR Osaka Station (Umeda) between a picture taken in the late 1950's and now. It'll probably be even less recognizable between the two now that the station has what amounts to a completely new structure around the station tracks.

[bikkuri bahn]

I would have LOVED to compare aerial views of JR Osaka Station (Umeda) between a picture taken in the late 1950's and now. It'll probably be even less recognizable between the two now that the station has what amounts to a completely new structure around the station tracks.

Osaka Station area in 1962:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitaku_006/4425520767/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitaku_006/4425520429/in/photostream/

*then Hankyu Umeda Station was located in front of the JNR tracks, rather than set back as it is now.

 

The Umeda area was once a low-lying, marshy area (the unstable ground is why the station itself has many uneven levels under the platform areas). Here you can see there was waterfront in and around the freight terminal area:

http://blog-imgs-41-origin.fc2.com/f/u/z/fuzzyphoto/R0010520-1.jpg

 

*the name "Umeda" itself points to its origins- though the characters imply an area rich in plum trees, the original name was 埋田, which with the same pronunciation, means "filled in fields".

Edited January 26, 2013 by bikkuri bahn

[Ochanomizu]

You will find an excellent model rail shop on Level 8 at Hakata Station.  Unfortunately, I forgot the name.  It is opposite the bookstore.

[bikkuri bahn]

You will find an excellent model rail shop on Level 8 at Hakata Station.  Unfortunately, I forgot the name.  It is opposite the bookstore.

 

Popondetta.

 

 

[E6系]

Popondetta, S3 8F JR Hakata City.

 

Highly recommend.

[3railgreg]

Really cool how you could see the timeline. Amazing how built up all those areas have become. Thanks bikkuri bahn for the link.