安全側線と乗越分岐器【西武鉄道】Railroad switch and Buffer stop in Seibu Railway

Have you ever seen a small amount of extra track extending beyond a station? This extra track is called a safety siding, an important piece of equipment that holds profound value when it comes to understanding the history of safety. (With the advancement of safety device improvements, more and more stations are omitting safety sidings.) The turnouts installed at the entrance to safety sidings can be either regular turnouts or over-pass turnouts. Both have their pros and cons. Taking into account the time required for restoration work in the event of a train entering the safety siding, a regular turnout plus safety siding is often used. This video focuses on over-pass turnouts and safety sidings on Seibu Railway. While safety sidings are often associated with single-track interchange stations, they are also installed on double-track lines at passing stations and at stations with level crossings. Includes Shimoyamaguchi Station, Hibarigaoka Station, Takanodai Station, Hitotsubashi-Gakuen Station, Kodaira Station, Ogawa Station, Koigakubo Station, Kiyose Station (ordinary switch + safety siding), and Higashifushimi Station (ordinary switch + safety siding). [Playback Time Index] 00:00 Overpass Switch Switching Scene 0:24 Explanation of Safety Siding 2:07 About Overpass Switches 2:53 Hitotsubashi-gakuen Station (Seibu Tamako Line) 5:31 Kodaira Station 7:09 Switching Points 8:07 Higashifushimi Station (Regular Switch + Safety Siding) 8:54 With a regular switch + safety siding, the train can back up and return to the operating line. 9:30 Kiyose Station (Regular Switch + Safety Siding) 10:25 Koigakubo Station (Seibu Kokubunji Line) 11:37 Ogawa Station 13:29 Hibarigaoka Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) 13:40 Overpass Switch Switching Scene 15:05 Shimo-Yamaguchi Station (Seibu Sayama Line) Station [Related Videos] JR and Seibu Railway Link [Shin-Akatsu-Tokorozawa Link] →    • 西武とJRの線路は連絡線でつながっています【新秋津-所沢の連絡線】The railr...   [Subway Branch Station? 】Nerima Station, with its complex traffic flow [Seibu Ikebukuro Line] →    • 【地下鉄分岐駅？】動線が複雑な練馬駅 Nerima station of Seibu...   Moving-nose crossing at Tobitakyu Station on the Keio Line [with waiting and emergency stops] →    • 【分岐器】京王線 飛田給駅のノーズ可動式クロッシング【待避・臨時停車あり】Railw...   【Single-track】Spring point on the Enoshima Electric Railway →    • 【単線】江ノ島電鉄のスプリングポイント Railway spring switch ...   I photographed trap points and the buffer stop on Seibu Railway. Also, I took a video of the moment when the point machines were switched over. Stations have sidings to prevent trains from colliding with each other. The end of the track is covered with gravel or constructed with buffer stops. Therefore, it can absorb the energy of the incoming train and stop it. #SafetySiding #Switch #SeibuRailway