#NewTown #AbandonedRailway #ExpressThis time, we'll introduce commuter towns and their transportation conditions that are often heard of in Tokyo but have actually fallen into decline. Related videosThe railway was abolished after just five yearsKamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, has a large population but no railways • [Abolished after just five years] Why Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, a city of 90,000 people, has no railways. Narita Airport... It can actually run at 180km/h! The Joban Line is not serious • [It can actually run at 180km/h!] Examining the operating speed of the Joban Line rapid train. High-speed test vehicle E... Defeated by private railways, the Joban Line's airport direct trains have disappeared • [Defeated to private railways] Airport direct trains that have disappeared Abolished after about eight months Joban Line Special Rapid Airport Direct Rapid Expo Heritage Cash cow route Kita-Osaka Kyuko/Midosuji Line The Tozai Line has disappeared after just eight years • [Abolished] Cash cow railway abolished after seven months Limited-time subway Railway company sued by local residents Why on earth? • [The missing connecting station] A line that is both a JR line and a non-JR line. The matter is finally being fought out in court. Chiyoda... Legacy of the Bubble Era: Unfinished New Town • [Railroad tracks are now useless] Stations where trains stop but you can't get on Stations that couldn't be opened during the Bubble Era... Failed Architecture: An apartment building where a train has taken up residence • [Absurd Architecture] A railway apartment building that was a complete failure: A station that was zero minutes' walk away was closed after two years, after half a century... 0:00 Introduction0:22 Destinations you often hear about in Tokyo: One train without transfers1:51 Reasons for the decline of Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture4:00 Transportation methods used for commuting5:52 The Joban Line is losing its vitality7:15 Discontinued railway lines in Tsuchiura9:24 Tsuchiura City: Phantom railways and newways9:56 The area in front of the station has become a ghost town13:00 Tsuchiura City: Phantom railway lines: An eternally unfinished line14:35 Plans for extending the Tsukuba Express16:08 Problems with the extension17:07 Retracing the roads where the trains were supposed to run17:41 Empty shopping malls18:41 Stations that couldn't open, Part 119:45 Dilapidated legacy of the bubble era20:28 Wasteful facilities23:43 Used only once a day24:25 Highways that have instead caused the city to decline25:10 It's difficult to create a new transportation system26:17 Stations that couldn't open, Part 229:09 Stations that couldn't open, Part 3 All around ruins30:50 End of the Tsuchiura New Way31:15 Country road32:36 Construction boom even in the Reiwa era: New residential areas33:00 Tsukuba Hanamuro Tunnel: New Town underground passage33:43 A new town that looks at its limit: Tsukuba's ruins35:36 Stations that couldn't open, Part 439:50 Tsukuba city center