Cab view of JR Central Line from Kiso Fukushima Station to Miyanokoshi Station and from Hijishio Station to Shiojiri Station.

This is a sequel to my previous upload    • 中央西線前面展望 南木曽→上松　＜Cabview Japanrail Ch...  
, and the train I'm riding on is the same.

The map at the beginning of the video shows that the train runs 41.9 km, and the train actually runs that section, but the video omits some sections along the way.

The omitted sections are a series of tunnels, and the driver lowers the curtain behind the cab to avoid being reflected in the passenger compartment lights on the front window.

This is a safety measure, but it means that all I can do is wait for my next turn, that is, for the driver to raise the curtain. For that reason, the video only includes sections without tunnels, and is short, about 18 minutes long. (´；ω；`)

Still, the atmosphere of this video changes dramatically along the way. The long, deep valley that runs along the Kiso River comes to an end, and from Hijishio Station onwards, a landscape with a sense of openness spreads out in the direction of the train.

The final stop, Shiojiri Station, is a connecting station with the JR Chuo Line (Chuo East Line). The station is large in scale. The train continues to Matsumoto Station, but the next video will upload the train from Shiojiri Station to Matsumoto Station.
August 2024

JR Central website
https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
Google map coordinates for Kiso-Fukushima Station
35.84386312112722, 137.69348707173083
Shiojiri Station
36.11482650171043, 137.9479231698944

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アクセスありがとうございます。中央西線の前面展望、木曽福島駅から宮ノ越駅までと、日出塩駅から塩尻駅までです。冒頭の地図では41㎞を走るとあり、実際に列車はそれだけの距離を走っているのですが、この途中では、トンネルが連続し、運転台背後の遮光幕が降ろされますので、ビデオも残念ながら割愛です。ビデオはおよそ18分の長さです。

日出塩駅から先で、中央西線の車窓の雰囲気はがらりと変わります。長く続いた、細く、深い木曽谷が終わるのです。前面展望は、いかにも長野地方らしい開放感に満ちています。2024年8月撮影