An actual working train station in the sky. We stumbled upon this place on our drive. I am impressed with the effort that Japan makes for a few person staying in a remote location.
The Amarube Iron Bridge, which has a history of over 100 years, is the largest trestle-type iron bridge in Japan, with a total length of 309.4m and a pier height of 41.5m. Use a train falling accident as an opportunity in December 1986, a new bridge was completed in 2010. Currently, the history of the old Amarube Iron Bridge is passed down to future generations, and the observation facility "Sky Station" has been completed and it functions as a tourist hub.
An amazing place by all means. Great scenery and great remanants of the old bridge that fell down. Must visit if you are in Tottori!
Yube Bridge, also known as Yube Bridge, also known as Yube Iron Bridge before its reconstruction in 2010, is an elevated railway bridge located in Kōzu District, Kami-cho, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and is used by JR West's Sanin Main Line. The first-generation steel girder row bridge started construction in December 1909 and was completed on March 1, 1912; the second-generation bridge using the spine bridge design started construction in March 2007 and was opened on August 12, 2010.
The Amarube Viaduct train accident refers to a tragic 1986 incident on Japan’s San’in Main Line. An out-of-service train was blown off the Amarube Viaduct by a ferocious gust of wind in 1986, plunging into the valley below, killing six people.
