Japan’s Abandoned Railways and Stations
A database of abandoned railway lines, former stations and railway remains across Japan, including historic passenger and freight routes.
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Japan- 280 objects: 280 lines
Maps for “abandoned railways”
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Abandoned Railways on Street View
Remains of former Japanese railway lines, including bridge abutments and a station platform, located through Street View across Saitama, Tokyo, Gunma and nearby regions.
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- Japan
- 6 objects: 6 points
Abandoned and Out-of-Service Railroad Lines Worldwide
Abandoned and out-of-service railroad lines worldwide, including former main lines, short lines, spurs, logging and military railroads, and interurban and transit routes. Crowdsourced route records include railroads, locations, and historical details, with strongest coverage in…
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United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 158 more- 16,332 objects: 16,332 lines
Abandoned Railroads of the Black Hills
Historic railroad routes across the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, including main lines, branches, spurs, stations, mines, mills and logging camps. The mapped features document the region’s former rail network and its connections to mining and other sites.
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- United States
- 417 objects: 299 points, 118 lines
Exploring Abandoned Railway Lines around Kuzu, Tochigi
Abandoned railway lines around Kuzu in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, including former stations, track ends, sidings and remnants of the Tobu Aizawa Line and mining railways.
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- Japan
- 37 objects: 31 points, 6 lines
Japanese Abandoned Railway Lines and Discontinued Sections
Abandoned railway routes across Japan that the author has travelled, alongside records of lines visited while in service and later discontinued. Entries note route direction and closure dates, with links to related railway archive pages.
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- Japan
- 46 objects: 3 points, 43 lines
12 Abandoned Railway Lines to Explore in Tokyo
Former railway lines and their surviving traces across Tokyo, including rail trails, former freight-line sites and bridges, from central Tokyo to Okutama and the western suburbs.
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- Japan
- 16 objects: 15 points, 1 line
Abandoned Railroads Around Taylors, South Carolina
Abandoned railroad lines, sidings, industrial spurs and former depots around Taylors and nearby Wade Hampton, South Carolina, including routes associated with the Piedmont and Northern and Southern railways.
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- United States
- 56 objects: 8 points, 45 lines, 3 areas
Abandoned and Former Railway Lines in Japan
Former railway routes across Japan, including abandoned and relocated lines, freight spurs and industrial railways. The reports trace railway history in Tokyo and Kanagawa, as well as Hokkaidō and other regions.
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- Japan
- 1 other version
- 11 objects: 11 lines
Abandoned Railroads in Indiana
Former railroad lines and spurs across Indiana, with route lengths, abandonment information and historical notes for selected segments.
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- United States
- 145 objects: 1 point, 144 lines
Abandoned and Unbuilt Railway Lines and Stations in Kanto
Abandoned railway lines, stations and railway facilities, alongside planned or partially built but unopened routes, across Japan’s Kanto region. Covers passenger, freight, industrial, military, forestry and mining railways, with historical details on selected sites.
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- Japan
- 3,366 objects: 1,829 points, 1,471 lines, 66 areas
Abandoned Roads and Railways of Japan
Abandoned railway lines, former road routes, tunnels, bridges and other remnants of Japan’s transport history, including sites across many prefectures.
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- Japan
- 49 objects: 39 points, 10 lines
Recommended Routes Along Japan’s Abandoned Railways
Abandoned railway routes in Japan suggested for cycling, including former lines around Tokyo, Gunma, Chiba, Fukushima, Tochigi, Nagano and the Kusatsu–Karuizawa area.
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- Japan
- 11 objects: 11 points
Razed or Abandoned Railways Overlapping Buildings
Razed or abandoned railway lines in Germany, France and other countries, highlighting sections that overlap with buildings.
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European Union: Germany, France, Czechia and 7 more- 8,376 objects: 8,376 lines
Exploration Sites: Abandoned Railways, Stations, Roads and Ruins in Japan
Abandoned railway lines and stations, old roads, ruins, tunnels and bridges visited by members of the Lalulintas circle and documented on their websites, mainly across Japan. The collection also includes selected structures on active railways.
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- Japan
- 113 objects: 113 points
Abandoned Railroad Routes of the Twin Cities
Former railroad and streetcar routes in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, including abandoned lines and rights-of-way reshaped by development, agriculture and transportation. Route notes describe abandonment dates and reuse as trails where known.
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- United States
- 17 objects: 17 lines
Abandoned and Planned Railways around Logatec and Idrija
Abandoned and planned railway routes in western Slovenia, including the 1917 Logatec–Godovič–Črni Vrh line and the Logatec–Godovič feldbahn. Notes identify proposed stations, military railway sites, tunnels and surviving or unfinished infrastructure.
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Slovenia, Croatia- 55 objects: 44 points, 11 lines
Heritage Railways, Tourist Trains, and Amusement Park Trains
Active and abandoned heritage railways, tourist trains, and amusement park trains around the world, with railway names, operating status, routes, and historical notes.
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- United States, United Kingdom, Australia and 28 more
- 316 objects: 316 lines
Active and Abandoned Railroads in Vermont
Railroad lines, stations, yards and spurs across Vermont, including active routes and abandoned railways with construction and closure dates, ownership notes, and rail-trail conversions.
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- United States, Canada
- 144 objects: 47 points, 83 lines, 14 areas
Active and Abandoned Railroads in California
Active and abandoned railroad lines across California, including freight routes, narrow-gauge railways and former lines. The tracing is based mainly on data predating October 2010, with some updates from 2021; streetcars, modern transit and many spurs are excluded.
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- United States
- 877 objects: 877 lines
Unbuilt and Abandoned UK Roads, Railways and Infrastructure
Planned, incomplete and abandoned roads, railway lines, bridges, service areas and other transport infrastructure across the United Kingdom, with notes on their histories and unrealised routes.
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United Kingdom, Ireland- 65 objects: 39 points, 26 lines
Chicagoland Railways: Past, Present and Future
Current, abandoned and removed railroads across the Chicago region, alongside proposed extensions and speculative or fantasy routes, including corridors along utility rights-of-way.
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- United States
- 2,492 objects: 2,475 lines, 17 areas
Unbuilt and Abandoned Infrastructure in the Netherlands and Belgium
Planned, unfinished and abandoned roads, railways, tramways and waterways across the Netherlands and Belgium, including reserved routes, unused tunnels, ghost metro stations and cancelled canal links, with notes on their histories and present-day traces.
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- European Union: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and 1 more
- 351 objects: 150 points, 200 lines, 1 area
French Railway Lines, Including Abandoned Routes
French railway lines across France, including active and abandoned or decommissioned routes, former departmental railways, steam tramways, stations and depots. The map is a work in progress.
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France, Switzerland- 3,323 objects: 3,009 points, 203 lines, 111 areas
Hikes Along Closed Railway Lines in Latvia
Hiking routes along disused railway lines in Latvia, passing abandoned stations. The routes include sections between Skulte, Limbaži, Aloja, Rūjiena, Valka, Melturi, Dzērbene, Lizums, Pāle and Valmiera.
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Latvia, Estonia- 7 objects: 7 lines
Abandoned Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Right of Way
The former Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad right of way in Illinois, showing preserved hiking and biking trails, unpreserved sections, street-running segments, and surviving stations and structures. Some trails do not follow the original route exactly.
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- United States
- 27 objects: 5 points, 22 lines
Historical Railroad Lines and Abandonments in the Western United States
Railroad routes across the western United States, with construction dates, predecessor and successor companies, and abandonment histories. The sampled routes include lines in Washington, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, and Oregon.
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- United States
- 334 objects: 334 lines
France’s Railway Lines, 1880–1960
Historical railway lines, stations, depots and abandoned or demolished tracks across France, including Paris-area railways, regional lines and tramways, from 1880 to 1960.
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- France
- 1,945 objects: 1,675 points, 172 lines, 98 areas
Kentucky Railroads, Past and Present (2016)
Railroad routes across Kentucky and nearby areas, including active, abandoned and shortline railways, branches, spurs and turnouts. Route notes record mileages and historical construction and ownership details.
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- United States
- 110 objects: 4 points, 106 lines
Railway-Track Cycle Routes and Disused Railways
Railway-track cycling routes, former and planned railway lines, connecting sections, towpath routes and nearby sights across Belgium, France and neighbouring countries. Includes route notes, historic references and places to find second-hand books or missing photos.
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- European Union: Belgium, France, Germany and 4 more
- 8,380 objects: 494 points, 7,886 lines