4K Cab view - Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line Hokunō to Mino-Ōta, Gifu Pref, Japan

The Etsumi-Nan Line (越美南線 Etsumi Nansen, “Etsumi South Line“) is a railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator Nagaragawa Railway (長良川鉄道 Nagaragawa Tetsudō). The line connects Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo with Hokunō Station in Gujō. It is the only railway line operated by the Nagaragawa Railway. The line was originally operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). JNR planned to connect the Etsumi-Nan Line and Etsumi-Hoku Line (“Etsumi North Line“), but the plan was never realized. The north line was later succeeded by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), while the south line was taken by Nagaragawa Railway, a newly founded third-sector company, in 1986. As the company name suggests, the line runs along Nagara River. As a consequence of Japan’s declining population and frequent natural disasters (such as typhoons and heavy snowfall), the company is facing financial dif