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The Harumi Bridge (former Harumi Railway Bridge) was completed on November 26, 1957 as a railway bridge dedicated to the Tokyo Port and Harbor Bureau of the Freight Line.
Prior to that, the route connecting the current Ecchujima Freight Station and Toyosu Coal Wharf had opened as the Fukagawa Line, but when the Fukagawa Line diverged along the way and extended to Harumi, it was established to cross the Harumi Canal. Harumi Bridge was established.
In response to the wave of motorization that began in earnest in the mid-1960s, logistics demand that combines marine transportation and freight car transportation has dropped sharply. The Harumi Line was abolished in the first year of Heisei (1989), and at the same time the Harumi Bridge was no longer used. In other words, the Harumi Bridge has been watching Harumi's development in that place for 30 years since it finished its role.

The light blue color is the Fukagawa Line, which is dedicated to the Port and Harumi Line, and the red color is the Harumi Line.

The Fukagawa Line, which extends from Echinakajima Freight Station, diverged to Toyosu Wharf and Harumi near the Super Bever Home in Toyosu.
There is still a part of the track that shows the junction on the sidewalk.

Photo left is Super Bever Home in Toyosu, LaLaport Toyosu in the back of the direction of travel.
The Fukagawa Line went straight through the side of Super Viva Home, and the Harumi Line branched right forward.

Unfortunately, on the land on the Chuo-ku side, we couldn't find anything that seemed to be a freight line track, but traces of it certainly remain. That's right.

It is the land left between Harumi BRT Terminal and Harumi-dori St. I turned my back to Harumi Bridge and photographed to the south.
To the left of the screen is the tower apartment along the Harumi Canal, the Harumi BRT terminal between the white partition and the tower apartment, and the Harumi-dori St. (east side of Harumi Triton Square) on the right side.
When I saw the elongated grassland in front of me, I wondered, "Oh, there used to be a freight track here."
The cargo carried by the Harumi Line mainly consisted of newspaper wrappers, imported wheat, soybeans, cement and miscellaneous goods. The cargo landed in Harumi was transported to Echinakajima Station on a dedicated freight line, and then traveled by rail to demand areas nationwide.

Let's briefly look back on the history of Harumi here.
Harumi is an island created by reclaiming, as can be seen from its shape, and its construction began in the late Meiji era. The development was completed in 1931, a long time later. At the time of completion, this new landfill was called "Tsukishima No. 4". It was named "Harumi" in 1937.
In 1938, a building was completed in the vast space of Harumi. It is the secretariat building of the World Exposition scheduled for two years later. Yes, Harumi was supposed to be the venue for the Expo. Unfortunately, the Expo at this time was canceled due to the intensification of the war, and the secretariat building will also be used as an army hospital.

The Office Building of the World Exposition, which was so impressive
(From the commentary version standing near the site)

Harumi was used as a transportation base for munitions during World War II. For this reason, for a while after the war, this land was requisitioned by the troops.
During the requisition period, the pier maintenance in the Harumi area progressed, and in 1955, "Harumi Wharf" opened. Together with Hinode Wharf, Shibaura Wharf, Takeshiba Wharf, Toyosu Wharf, etc., we will play a part in the logistics base of "Tokyo Port" and contribute to Japan's high economic growth.

A group of warehouses at Harumi 4-chome, which retains the remnants of Harumi Wharf, a logistics base.
 

In 1957, a huge public housing, including 240 units for sale and 430 units for rent, was completed in Harumi. 10-story Harumi high-rise apartment (at that time, even on the 10th floor!) Designed by Kunio Maekawa, who studied under the master of Modernism architecture, Le Corbusier. The introduction of new technologies and housing models that change the way apartment houses should be, such as the first elevator for public housing and the adoption of skipped floor space, attracted public attention. It was a time when Harumi's city added new charm as well as people working in ports and warehouses increased the number of people living there.
In 1959, the Tokyo International Trade Center was completed at Harumi 5-chome. As a result, international exhibitions such as the Tokyo Motor Show have been held in Harumi.
In 2001, Harumi Island Triton Square, the most Aiko Nic building in today's Harumi, was completed. In the previous year, the nearest station, Kachidoki Station, the Toei Oedo Line, opened, greatly improving access to the city center.

Harumi Triton Square as seen from Harumi Ohashi

 
The Olympic Village of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games is planned to be a city with a population of 12,000 after the Games, and Harumi will become an increasingly bustling area in the future.
 
This time, we looked at Harumi's history at the entrance of Harumi Bridge, which will be constructed as a promenade.
During the survey, I came across a valuable map depicting Harumi before Harumi Triton Square was built. Next time, I would like to introduce Harumi in the "Before Triton Era" mainly on that map.

■Harumi Bridge (former Harumi Railway Bridge)
〒104-0053 2-58 Harumi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
11-minute walk from Exit 1 of Tsukishima Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line.
 
■Remains of the Secretariat Building of the Japan World Exposition, commemorating the 2600th anniversary of the BC
〒104-0053 3-9, Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
A 1-minute walk from Exit A3b of Kachidoki Station on the Toei Oedo Line