Source: Traffic News (乗りものニュース)
Original title:
え、リニアの真横に「廃線」が…？ 大正・昭和・令和の橋が並ぶ“密集地帯” 500年前の城跡から一望！
Date: September 26, 2026
Author: Traffic News Editorial Department
Original language: Japanese
Tags: Gifu Prefecture, JR Central, Chuo Shinkansen, Kita-Ena Railway, Abandoned Line, Railways
Web link: https://trafficnews.jp/post/712408
Accessed: September 26, 2026
From the ruins of Naeba Castle, a 16th-century mountain fortress in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, three bridges spanning the Kiso River can be observed in close proximity—a future viewpoint attraction once the maglev line opens.
The closest is a temporary bridge for constructing the Chuo Shinkansen’s Second Kiso River Bridge. The middle, notably older and lower, is the abandoned Kita-Ena Railway’s Kiso River Bridge—a private line operating from 1924 to 1978 that linked Nakatsu-machi to Shimobuchi (approx. 22 km), with several bridge piers remaining. The far bridge is Prefectural Route 6’s Tamakura Bridge.
The maglev briefly surfaces here, crossing the abandoned railway bridge and passing the Taisho-era rail and Showa-era road bridges before tunneling through hills toward the under-construction Gifu Prefecture Station near JR Minosakamoto Station. Nearby Chidataray hosts a vehicle depot under construction.
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Web link: https://trafficnews.jp/post/712408
Accessed: September 26, 2026