20161002-20161009 Japan : Location Hunt - Yuritetsu ゆりてつ


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Yuritetsu ゆりてつ

Yuritetsu ゆりてつ is the short form of Yuritetsu Shiritsu Yurigasaki Joshikou Tetsudoubu ゆりてつ 私立百合ヶ咲女子高鉄道部, a 4 volume manga series by Matsuyama Seiji 松山せいじ between Apr 2011 and Nov 2013.
The main characters are Hino Hatsune 日野はつね, Noto Mamiko 能登まみこ, Ishizuka Maron 石塚まろん, Tsurumi Hakutsuru 鶴見はくつる, and Takizawa Konomi 滝沢このみ.
Chapter 20 is about the gang going to Okuooikojoueki 奥大井湖上駅 on the Ooigawa Tetsudou 大井川鉄道 Ikawa Line 井川線. The train bridge connecting the station to both shores is called Rainbow Bridge, named well before the one in Tokyo 東京.
On the way to the destination, the train passes through Abt Ichishiro Station アブトいちしろ駅 and Nagashima Dam Station 長島ダム駅, in which the sector is the only remaining Abt System train track in Japan. An additional locomotive with Abt system is attached for the sector.
Shizuoka-ken Kawanehon-chou 静岡県川根本町

The nearest train station is Okuooikojou Station 奥大井湖上駅 of Ooigawa Tetsudou 大井川鉄道 Ikawa Line 井川線.
[CH20] The gang watching the attachment of the locomotive with Abt system at Abt Ichishiro Station アブトいちしろ駅 [CH20] The gang watching the attachment of the locomotive with Abt system at Abt Ichishiro Station アブトいちしろ駅 [CH20] The gang watching the detachment of the locomotive with Abt system at Nagashima Dam Station 長島ダム駅
[CH20] The gang watching the detachment of the locomotive with Abt system at Nagashima Dam Station 長島ダム駅 [CH20] The gang arrived at the Okuooikojoueki 奥大井湖上駅 [CH20] The gang arrived at the Okuooikojoueki 奥大井湖上駅 / The gang marvelled at the view of the "station on the lake"
[CH20] The gang walking from the station towards the north-east end of the Rainbow Bridge [CH20] View of the old train tracks from Rainbow Bridge [CH20] The gang arrived at the north-eat end of the Rainbow Bridge and walking up the hill