Hiroshima – April, 2025 « modelrail.otenko

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Hiroshima – April, 2025

After visiting Satsuma-Sendai, I took the 7am Sakura straight through to Hiroshima, arriving around 10am. I hadn't been back to the area in years and wanted to both check out the progress on the station and ride some Trams. I also wanted to try and see banker locomotives in action over the pass to Saijo.

After visiting a few Hard-Offs, I travelled over the hills to Saijo and had the Fukuyama Rail Express pass me en-route. No photo of that. It was also the first day of Golden Week, meaning that there were no other freight services operating!

Back to Hiroshima it was! I travelled on the Geibi Line north one stop to Yaga Station to have a look at the Shinkansen Yard and saw a consist getting a scrub.

The dual gauge line was also of interest...

The overbridge also allows great photos of the Geibi Line DMUs... but somehow I waited until wandering down lineside to take a photo...

And then I wasn't disappointed with double vermillion at the station on the way back.

I actually left the station and walked to Aeon mall for dinner... finding a C11 stuffed-and-mounted out the front!

Poor old thing.

Finally I checked into my APA Hotel Stadium-Mae and failed to receive a railway view. Instead... I loitered at the crossing at night watching trains. I don't seem to have taken any actual photos!

I did love the level crossing informational signals. The crossing crossed 6 lines and the technicians seemed to think the pedestrians and cars needed this much detail? Great for railfans!