Kurogane Railway

 

Dedicated Railway for Nippon Steel, Yawata Works in Kitakyushu. The railway connected

between Yawata and Tobata, construction work took three years, and completed in 1930.

The most difficult and hard work was making Miyatayama tunnel with a total length of

1180 m due to suffering from floods. The gates of the Miyatayama tunnel are decorated

with stately designs.

 

May 06, 2025