The Musashino Line was built as a freight line. There was a time when passenger trains on the Musashino Line ran every 40 minutes, but now they run every 10 minutes, and at the shortest every 4 minutes during rush hour. As passenger trains have increased, residential areas and commercial facilities have increased along the line, and many areas have developed into commuter towns. On the other hand, the Musashino Line is also a major artery for freight transport. The tracks and various facilities are equipped to handle long freight trains. Ichikawa-Ono Station only has two opposing platforms and two tracks for passengers, but it has a center track without a platform. This layout is a common pattern for stations on the Musashino Line. (Higashi-Urawa Station and Nishi-Kokubunji Station also have this layout.) The center track without a platform is used for time adjustments for freight trains. Freight trains that pass through pass through the main track (tracks 1 and 2) facing the platform. Although the number of passenger trains has increased on the Musashino Line, many freight trains continue to operate. Freight trains run between local trains that run every 10 minutes. The maximum speed of local trains on the Musashino Line is 95km/h. The maximum speed of freight trains on the Musashino Line is 75km/h for dedicated freight trains and 95km/h for high-speed freight trains. In recent years, as freight train speeds have increased, there are surprisingly few freight trains that wait on the center track. There are very few timetables where freight trains wait at Ichikawa-Ono Station and allow local trains to go first. This is apparently also used to adjust the time of freight trains and to remove rust from the tracks. [Playback time index] 00:00 At Musashino Line Station Ichikawa-Ono 0:28 Wiring diagram and opening explanation 0:59 Sumida River departure, via Koshigaya (Ta), bound for Chiba Freight (4097 train) 3:13 Chiba Freight departure, Utsunomiya (Ta), bound for oil freight train (8681 train) 5:00 Tokyo Freight Terminal departure, Chiba Freight 4095 train 6:19 Koriyama departure, Chiba Freight (oil return empty) 1070 train 7:15 Chiba Freight departure, Kuragano, bound for oil freight train (8883 train) 8:49 14:42 departure, local train to Fuchu-Honmachi 11:03 Minami Matsumoto departure, Chiba Freight (oil return empty) 2080 train 13:08 local train to Minami-Funabashi 14:32 After the meeting, 2080 train (to Chiba Freight) departs 15:40 Front view of a local train bound for Fuchuhonmachi (Funabashi-Hoden → Ichikawa-Ono) 17:02 Front view of a local train bound for Fuchuhonmachi (Ichikawa-Ono → Higashi-Matsudo) ・Related videos, etc.An important siding that holds the key to the Chuo Line timetable [Sarahashi Station] •An important siding that holds the key to the Chuo Line timetable [Sarahashi Station]Railroad side t... Chichibu Railway Hakurei Station, which has freight switching and passing facilities (private railway freight trains) • Chichibu Railway Hakurei Station, which has freight switching and passing facilities [Private railway freight now a rare sight]Rai... [Kaikyo Line] Okutsugaru-Imabetu Station on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, where freight trains are also allowed to pass [shared section between conventional lines and the Shinkansen] • [Kaikyo Line] Okutsugaru-Imabetu Station on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, where freight trains are also allowed to pass [conventional...The scene of the Chuo Limited Express overtaking a freight train was better than expected [Hachioji Station] • The scene of the Chuo Tokkai train overtaking a freight train was better than expected [Hachioji Station] Hachio... Kannami Station on the Tokaido Main Line, which has a passing facility for freight trains • Kannami Station on the Tokaido Main Line, which has a passing facility for freight trains Railroad side t... [Membership] / @shio_vanilla I shot this video by Ichikawaono station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba prefecture, Japan. Ichikawaono station has one siding. This siding is used when local trains need to overtake freight trains. #IchikawaOnoStation #FreightTrain #MusashinoLine