20210404 Ueda Dentetsu reopened Chikuma River Bridge

Ueda Dentetsu operates a single line in the city of Ueda in Nagano Prefecture connecting the JR and Shinano Tetsudo Ueda station with the onsen area of Ueda to Bessho Onsen.

Soon after leaving Ueda Station the line crosses the Chikuma River over a multi spanned iron bridge which was partially washed away during typhoon no 19 in October 2019.

The bridge was repaired and reopened on 27th March 2021. This video shows a train crossing the bridge a week after its reopening on the 4th April 2021.

Ueda Dentetsu is a subsidiary of major Tokyo rail company Tokyu and today all its rolling stock ex Tokyu 1000 series.


TS Japan Railway Travel Planning Company Limited ・TS日本鉄道旅行企画株式会社
https://www.tsjapanrail.com