The railroad which linked Kyoto to Kanazawa and Fukui has taken another route.
When the Hokuriku-Honsen-Railroad was inaugurated in 1896, the Japanese engineering works did not have the technology to dig a long tunnel, so they avoided the mountains and connected a route along the seashore by 12 short tunnels and four switchbacks. This place was a transportation bottleneck.
The Hokuriku tunnel, inaugurated in 1962, was the longest tunnel in Japan, with a total length is 13,870m.
After the tunnel opened, the old pike(railroad line) was converted into a road. Because the road is narrow, it is rarely used by cars.It is suitable for bicycles, but we must cycle with care because the old tunnels are gloomy and winding.
The ruins of the Suitsu station became the Suitsu rest stop on Hokuriku Expressway.
I left my bicycle behind the rest stop and entered the restaurant. Except me, there are drivers.

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