yeah the new Shinkansen is pretty polarizing cuz the east (greater Tokyo area) love it while the west (Kansai - Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, etc) hate it Kansai is pretty much stuck with this until the Shinkansen eventually reaches them, but who knows how long that'll take

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just read about the station on wikipedia i can certainly see the similarities in structure except Manggarai seems way busier with two main lines each with their own sets of platforms which makes working in a cross-platform transfer seem very hard i would definitely love to check out Jakarta (and Indonesia) someday, and check out the Japanese rolling stock plus the new high speed rail speaking of, i would love to hear your thoughts on Halim, which doesn't seem too convenient, as it lacks a direct rail connection to the city center

​@@mann_1586Eyea the new Manggarai is pretty horribly design, especially with their cheap escalators, they broke down almost every 2 weeks and the repair time can take almost 2 month each And thank god they finally opened platform 1-4 for Cikarang line recently. Before that Cikarang line was served on platform 5-7 and it was a nightmare because there's only a single track connecting the platform with the main line one the south side plus lack of stairs and big pillars on that rather narrow island platform If you want to visit Jakarta's commuter train network my advice is just try to avoid the rush hour, people get squeezed inside the train. Well at least until the new and refurbished train set is ready for operation

​​@@mann_1586E halim station actually has a rail connection to the city center and its the brand new LRT Jabodebek with its Automated GoA 3 trains and its actually not that bad even tho it will be better if the actual HSR terminus was on the city center just like what japan offer on the bid against china, but from my perspective as someone who live in East Jakarta its actually good to have the station here because i dont think they will also make station here if the terminus was on Dukuh Atas From my train enthusiast perspective it will be better for everyone if the terminus was on the city center But yea indonesia is really need the technology transfer from this project to grow its economy where japan didn't offer unlike china and i hope japan will still involved on the conventional train and MRT projects And yes, Manggarai and other commuter train problem still need japan help like the electrification in greater surabaya and greater bandung

1) thru running to Kosei Line was the original plan with gauge-changing trains, which I think would be pretty cool except it also runs into issues with reliability the line is subject to strong mountain winds so it is often delayed and Thunderbird trains either get hit with a speed limit, or get rerouted to Maibara in fact it already happened like a few days ago fxtwitter.com/shinkansen_ex/status/1769522923554111873 One of the proposed routes of the Shinkansen extension from Tsuruga to Osaka actually parallels the Kosei Line, which was ultimately dropped in favour of the Obama-Kyoto route It’s a good call by JR West, cuz it really sucks if shinkansen often gets delayed like this 2/3) obviously running main line express to Fukui would be a crowd pleaser, but I guess JRW would be against the idea cuz it splits ridership from their shinkansen what if JRW runs a special rapid service that thru runs with Hapi’s rapid service? 8-car 223/225 + 2+2-car 521 that would be a banger service

Wow that sounds like quite the journey! since you were in Yamanashi for super cub I'm guessing you were there for a week or two? I went to Enoshima too While i didn't go to Enoshima shrine because time constraints, it's fun to learn that the shrine is dedicated to the buddhist god of music and arts, which is very fitting for BTR. Video on that dropping in a few days. Thanks for watching, and i hope you stick around!

@@mann_1586E For my first trip In Jan..I was in Japan for 21 days..I traveled as far south as Kagoshima to see the live volcano..and made my way back via Kumamoto, Hiroshima, Oska and Kyoto.....For my trip in Nov..I was there for just 14 days...(so wanted to stay longer)...I did visit the shrine shown in the show in Enoshima..I spent from early morn till about 2.....I also had one of those big crisp things they eat from the same stand in the show..PLUS!..I also sat on the same wall and had an icecream as they did in the show..I was told by the stall holder to watch out for the Kites!..like those who attacked Bocchi!..hehe..And yes they were flying over head making the cries as in the show..It was so surreal!.....I also went to the tower for the view..I didn't take the escar..I walked...After leaving Enoshima I went to the area where Bocchi lived for the second time on my trip....The steps where she meet drunk sensei..have changed a little as there is now building work going on..But the little statue and the bottom step was still there...These were both solo trips.

@@mann_1586E I wasn't able to cover all the places I wanted to visit for "Super CUB"....Like you.. time constraints.....So wanted to visit Shii's bakery..but it was a further 1.5hrs trip further away..So to get there and back in the time I allocated wasn't possible..I did visit..the school, her home, the bike shop and the convenience store...I hope to return one day to complete the the list of places...as some were further south in and around Kofu.