So sad to learn that this beautiful line was closed but it does appear a good road network straddles much of this line and what a great journey that would be. So glad you took this video so future generations can still have an idea of what it was like.
An important notice though: JR West will close the Sankō Line as of mid-March 2018. So if you have the chance (particularly if you have a Japan Rail Pass), ride this line soon!
👍😳 👍And I confess that I was sad to see that it ended in 2018 ... A fabulous, almost magical journey ... The reason was the low demand, right? ... Really, in this video this was evident, unfortunately ... but the path is beautiful ... something could be done in a tourist nature ... maybe. ... And the video is wonderful. Congratulations!!!
Thank you for at least preserving this line on video - a great shame it has to be closed. Too many cars - our railways suffer the same here, because of personal transport.
Also, this part of Japan has very few people living in it. JR West plans to replace this train with a "bridge" bus service that travels on the road between Miyoshi and Gotsu Stations.
This line is very beautiful, too bad it was closed.... Any footage from recent time ? Do the tracks still well maintained ?, or the nature have reclaimed them ?
@@tosha3873 Too bad... Unfortunately, I think this is unavoidable, the circumstances are forcing a change. I wish all the best, I hope they don't remove the rails, and the train enthusiasts help preserve them.