P.N.R Carmona Station　フィリピン国鉄・カルモナ駅

It gets down from the northernmost end of a platform to a track, and the direction of San Pedro is seen. The track has branched at the switch about 50m. Although there is no house since right-hand side is a cliff. Does it turn out that the remains of a flange remain inside a track as a proof by which the train is also coming now?
プラットフォームの北端から線路へ降りてサンペドロ方向を観る。50mほど先で線路は分岐している。右側は崖なので家は無いが、左側はスクワッターの家で一杯。しかし、駅構内にはスクワッターは居ない。現在も列車が来ている証拠として線路の内側にフランジ跡が残っているのが判るでしょうか？

The opposite direction of an upper photograph. The direction of a terminal point is seen from the northernmost end of a platform. The enclosure of a station is full of weeds. If it is Japan, it is an attractive point called the discarded track. However, it is said that only one train per comes to 4:00! day every morning. It is said that the train came the interval like every 15 minutes till the end of the 1980s. Structure of a station building and a platform is the atmosphere of the commuter suburban station in Japan except for the fact that it is ruined.
上写真の反対方向。プラットフォームの北端から終点方向を観る。駅構内は草むしていて日本なら廃線という趣きだが毎朝４時！に１日１本だけ列車が来るそうです。1980年代末までは15分おきくらいの間隔で列車が来て居たそうです。荒れているのを除けば駅舎やプラットフォームの造りは日本の通勤線郊外駅という雰囲気です。

The photograph which overlooked the place which took the upper photograph. Even if the fence which is beside a basket court is torn and it does not pass along a ticket gate, it can get down at the northernmost end of a platform easily. Thus, a platform is located in a place lower about 3m than land with a station building. It is because the track is running along the valley exactly. It seems that moreover, the river is flowing according to the map although not noticed beyond a back wood there. Since it does not say here but there is no fence in the circumference of a station, somewhere will also be put in if it becomes the mind.
上写真を撮った場所を見下ろした所。バスケットコート横のフェンスが破れていて改札を通らなくても簡単にプラットフォームの北端へ降りられる。このようにプラットフォームは駅舎のある土地より３メートルほど低い場所にあります。線路がちょうど谷伝いに走っているからです。また、奥の林の向こうには現地では気付かなかったが地図によると川が流れているようです。ここと言わず駅の周囲にはフェンスは無いのでその気になればどこからでも入れます。

The place which took the upper photograph is photoed. The fence which is beside the basket court in the same level as a station. Since the place of a station is not good and is a town blank, it is made leisurely.
上写真を撮った場所を撮影。駅と同じレベルにあるバスケットコート横のフェンス。駅の場所が良くなくて街外れなので閑散としている。

The direction of a station building is photoed from the same place as the upper photograph. The only way from which the road in the left-hand side of a central telegraph pole gets down to the station of a valley. This way is the dead end on this basket court. What is parked at a left end is the lite-ace of its own car who used for movement. These two months after, this car was thrown at the bus, damaged the place stopped temporarily on the crossing of PNR, and was taken out of service.(ToT)
上写真と同じ場所から駅舎方向を撮影。中央の電信柱左側にある道路が谷間の駅へ降りて来る唯一の道。この道はこのバスケットコートで行き止まりです。左端に駐車しているのが移動に使った愛車ライトエース。この車はこの２ヶ月後PNRの踏切で一時停車していた所をバスにオカマを掘られ大破し廃車(ToT)。

Before the gate included in a station. This man is the stationmaster. Being exactly closed by the jeepney is the entrance of a station building. The ruins of a market (People's Mart) have opened the mouth in the left black. It seems that the market was abolished by 1993 age. If a train does not come, since it is a free town blank here, if the number of a train becomes fewer, a visitor will not come.
駅に入るゲートの前で。この人が駅長さんです。ちょうどジープニーに塞がれているのが駅舎の入口。左に黒く口を開けているのが市場(People's Mart)跡です。市場は1993年頃に廃止されたようです。ここは列車が来なければただの街外れですので列車の本数が減ると客は来なかったでしょう。

It is the ticket gate seen from the platform side. It is built in the direction of slant to the entrance. Already the same thing is in the right-hand side of this photograph.
プラットフォーム側から観た改札です。入り口に対して斜め方向に造られています。同じものがもう一つこの写真の右側にあります。

It is the ticket gate seen from the opposite side of an upper photograph. It is enclosed with the iron fence and does not put in.A price list and notification are stuck on the wall. If it clicks, it can expand and see.
上写真の反対側から観た改札です。鉄柵で囲われていて入れません。壁に料金表と通達が貼ってあります。クリックすると拡大して観る事ができます。

Direction is changed and photoed from the almost same place as an upper photograph. Thus, there is also a gate out of which it comes to a platform side, without passing along a ticket gate. The gate here was opened.
上写真とほぼ同じ場所から向きを変えて撮影。このように改札を通らずにプラットフォーム側へ出られるゲートもあります。こちらのゲートは開いていました。

They are the children playing in the station. It will have gathered, if I sit on a bench and am changing camera films.
駅で遊んでいた子供達。上写真左手にあるベンチに座ってフィルム交換していたら物めずらし気に集まって来ました。

It is the complete view of a station building. It is hard to see in the shadow of a gate. A billiards and SARISARI store is located at a right end. There were several visitors and stationmasters.
駅舎全景です。ゲートの影で見辛いです。右端にあるのがサリサリ兼ビリヤード屋です。数人の客と駅長が居ました。

The station building complete view from the ruins entrance of a market.
マーケット跡入り口からの駅舎全景。

The inside of a market is photoed from a market entrance. It tends to be ruined. Although it was probably active when the train was running every 15 minutes, is it a parking lot substitute now?
マーケット入り口からマーケット内部を撮影。列車が１５分おきに走っていた頃は活気があったのでしょうが、今は荒れ放題で駐車場代わりでしょうか？

Stairs to which it gets down from a station building to a platform. There is width of stairs like a station building.
駅舎からプラットフォームへ降りる階段。階段の幅は駅舎と同じくらいある。

A photograph is taken centering on the place which took the upper photograph. It just came out of the ticket gate. Thus, a remarkable level difference is between platforms.
上写真を撮った場所を中心にして撮影。ちょうど改札を出たところです。このようにプラットフォームとの間にかなりの段差があります。

The opening-of-traffic commemoration plate stuck on the wall of the station building which is on the right of an upper photograph. It is made to pride oneself as president Marcos built this branch line, and is written to mind. There is a stamp of April.1.1973. It seems that it was simultaneously built when emigrating to this area squatter who were in Manila.
上写真の右手にある駅舎の壁に貼ってある開通記念プレート。この支線をマルコスが造ったと誇らし気に書かれている。1973.04.01の刻印があります。マニラに居たスクワッターをこの地区へ強制移住させた時、同時に建設されたようです。

Since it is called small river ? or water is flowing, it is a bridge. Although it is the simple structure which made the rail the beam, it has improved of required sufficient structure well. Probably, in Japan, it will not be absolutely.
小さな川？というか水が流れているので橋になっています。レールを桁にした単純な構造ですが必要充分な構造で、まあ良く出来ています。日本では絶対に無いでしょう。

The direction of a terminal point is photoed from the end of the platform by the side of a terminal point. In the place in which a right end man (staff who accompanied) is, a thin way is located along a track. It will be called "Dog run" if it is Japanese. If it is English without knowing why, it will be called "Catwalk".
終点側のプラットフォームの端から終点方向を撮影。右端の人(同行してくれたスタッフ)が居る場所には「犬走り」があります。何故か英語だとCatwalk(猫歩き？)といいますが狭い通路が線路沿いにあります。

It is the complete view of the platform from a terminal point. A photograph was taken from the position in which the staff was with the upper photograph. "Dog run" looks good.
終点方向からのプラットフォームの全景。上写真で人が居た位置あたりから撮影。「犬走り」が良く見えます。

It is the terminal point of this branch line. the marks where the track joined -- the track is lost immediately In order to replace an engine originally, it is thought that there was length to a slight degree. There is usually a terminal point sign etc. in the end of a track. It seemed that there was nothing left. The blue thing which looks at back like a terminal point sign seems to be the pump of a well.
この支線の終点です。ポイント合流後すぐに線路が無くなってますが本来は機関車の入替えを行う為にもう少し先があったと思われます。普通、線路の終わりには終点標識等あるはずと思うのですが、何も残っていないようでした。奥に終点標識らしく見える青いものは井戸のポンプのようです。

It consists of a photography position of an upper photograph for reverse, and the direction of a station building is photoed. The upper right is the ruins of a market. With a track, there is an altitude difference like this. it comes out to a slight degree, and is likely to be filled by the plant It is discarded track, however it may see, if it is Japan.
上写真の撮影位置から逆向きになって駅舎方向を撮影。右上がマーケット跡で線路とはこんなに標高差があります。もう少しで植物に埋め尽くされそうで日本ならどう見ても「廃線」です。

From a terminal point to photography There is a trace which dug up the track. Ballast or a tie are not visible to a track at all.
終点から撮影。線路を掘り返したような痕跡がありますが路盤にはバラストなど全く見えません。

The switch sign which stands beside the switch at a terminal point. It seems that this is not being interlocked with the change of a switch. It seems that the change direction will be judged when "a red arrow" or "a white disk" appears from a driver if a lower left lever is raised, a notch is removed and it rotates 90 degrees.
終点のポイント横に立つポイント標識。これはポイントの切り換えと連動しているようには見えません。左下のレバーを上げてノッチを外し、90度回転する事で運転手から「赤い矢印」または「白い円盤」が見える事により切り換え方向を判断するようです。