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My favorite railroad scenery
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I was in the Niigata station in May. I thought that I wanted to see the sea, seeing a timetable. The route figure of a railroad is inserted by the timetable. I considered riding on the route which is running near the sea.

The route is "Gonoh Line". "Gonoh Line" from the Higashi-Noshiro station of the Akita prefecture to the Kawabe station of the Aomori prefecture. It is a route along the long sea. Today is Golden-Week, The event train was running. The name is also "Nostalgic view train". The sinking setting sun is drawn on the head-mark currently attached to this train. Probably, this is the setting sun which sinks in the "Sea of Japan" which is visible from Gonoh Line.

Nostalgic view train left the Higashi-Noshiro station slowly. This train advances, applying to the Hirosaki station for 4 hours and 20 minutes, and stopping at each station. If a train leaves Iwadate station, it will become the Aomori prefecture. There is deck called "view lobby" in the backmost part of the train which runs the coastline. If you pass here at the time when the setting sun sinks, you will consider being impressed by you.

Many stations of a hard name come out from this neighborhood. "Henashi", "Todoroki", "Kasose". The neighborhood which passed Kasose station to empty became bright suddenly. Seemingly, it is an everyday occurrence that the weather changes in this neighborhood every day.

Separation will be told to the coastline if it comes out of Ajigasawa station. It changes to it, between the trees of an apple is run shortly, and it is arrival at the Goshogawara station. The Tsugaru railroad has branched from this station. The Kanagi station of the Tsugaru railroad is "Dazai Osamu". There is a "Shayo-Kan" of a student house. Furthermore the branch of a cherry tree has come out to the way of a track, and the point and "Ashino-Koen station" were visible like "the tunnel of a cherry blossom". The Tsugaru railroad was if a winter at the time of a "stove train", summer at the time of a "bell(Fuurin) train" and Christmas time of a "Santa Claus train".

Although it goes into Ouu Line from Gonoh Line, it meets with an interesting phenomenon at the Kawabe station. Although a train goes in the direction of Aomori when going into the Kawabe station from Gonoh Line, the destination is the Hirosaki station by the side of the contrary. Therefore, an engine vehicle is changed and a direction is changed.

An engine vehicle is attached to the place of the view deck, and a tr ain runs Ouu Line. Hirosaki station will soon arrive. If you ride on express from an Higashi-Noshiro station to the Hirosaki station, It reaches by 1 hour and half. But I recommend this peaceful Gonoh Line.

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Written By marumi 1999.