Jōhana Line

Stations14ServiceTypeRegional railOperator(s)JR WestRolling stockKiHa 40 series DMUHistoryOpened1897; 127 years ago (1897)TechnicalLine length29.9 km (18.6 mi)Number of tracksEntire line single trackedCharacterRuralTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)ElectrificationNoneOperating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
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The Jōhana Line (城端線, Jōhana-sen) is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It connects Takaoka with Johana.

Route data

  • Operating Company: West Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks)
  • Distance: 29.9 km (18.6 mi)
  • Track gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • Stations: 14
  • Double-track: None
  • Electrification: Not electrified
  • Railway signalling: Special automatic occlusive (track circuit detection type)

Stations

Name Japanese Between
(km) 		Distance
(km)[1] 		Transfers Location
Takaoka 高岡 - 0.0 Himi Line, Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line, Manyosen Takaoka Toyama
Shin-Takaoka 新高岡 1.8 1.8 Hokuriku Shinkansen
Futatsuka 二塚 1.5 3.3  
Hayashi 林 1.3 4.6  
Toide 戸出 2.7 7.3  
Aburaden 油田 3.4 10.7   Tonami
Tonami 砺波 2.6 13.3  
Higashi-Nojiri 東野尻 5.2 15.5  
Takagi 高儀 1.5 17.0   Nanto
Fukuno 福野 2.4 19.4  
Higashi-Ishiguro 東石黒 2.6 22.0  
Fukumitsu 福光 2.7 24.7  
Etchū-Yamada 越中山田 2.8 27.5  
Jōhana 城端 2.4 29.9  

History

The line was opened in 1897[citation needed] by the Chūetsu Railway (中越鉄道) as the Chūetsu Line (中越線) between Fushiki (on the present-day Himi Line) and Jōhana via Takaoka.[2] The line was nationalised on 1 September 1920.[2] The Chūetsu Line was renamed the Jōhana Line from 1 August 1942 following the incorporation of the Fushiki to Takaoka section into the Himi Line.[2]

CTC signalling was commissioned over the entire line in 1983.[citation needed]

From 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, the Jōhana Line came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]

On 14 March 2015, Shin-Takaoka station opened on the line to coincide with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station.[3]

Former connecting lines

  • Fukuno Station: The Tonami Railway opened a 7 km line to Tsuzawa in 1915, including a connection to the Hokuriku Main Line at Isurugi. The company merged with the Kaetsu Railway in 1919, which extended the line 13 km to Shogawa-Cho in 1922. The entire line was closed on 16 September 1972.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ JTB Timetable March 2015 issue p. 495
  2. ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. I. Japan: JTB. p. 92. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ "ダイヤ改正 城端線始発砺波から" [A change in timetable, starting from Tonami Station on the Jōhana Line]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ^ 加越能鉄道加越線 Retrieved 18 July 2018 (in Japanese)

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