Iiyama Line

A train entering Iiyama Station, Iiyama Line

The Iiyama Line (飯山線 Iiyama-sen) is a railway line in Japan linking Toyono Station in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture and Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

History

The Iiyama Railway Co. opened the first section from Toyono to its namesake town in 1921, and extended the line in sections to Tokamachi in 1929, where it connected to the Japanese Government Railways line from Echigo-Kawaguchi which had opened in 1927.

The Iiyama Railway Co. was nationalised in 1944, and freight services ceased in 1987.

Stations

Stations	km	Connections	Location
Toyono	0.0	Shinano Railway: Kita-Shinano Line	Nagano City	Nagano Prefecture
Shinano-Asano	2.2
Tategahana	3.9
Kamiimai	6.9		Nakano City
Kaesa	8.8
Hachisu	14.6		Iiyama City
Iiyama	19.2	Hokuriku Shinkansen
Kita-Iiyama	20.5
Shinano-Taira	23.8
Togari-Nozawaonsen	27.5
Kamisakai	31.1
Kami-Kuwanagawa	35.4
Kuwanagawa	37.6
Nishi-Ōtaki	39.7
Shinano-Shiratori	41.8		Sakae Village, Shimominochi District
Hirataki	44.7
Yokokura	46.6
Mori-Miyanohara	49.7
Ashidaki	52.5		Tsunan Town, Nakauonuma District	Niigata Prefecture
Echigo-Tanaka	54.9
Tsunan	57.9
Echigo-Shikawatari	62.1
Echigo-Tazawa	64.5		Tōkamachi City
Echigo-Mizusawa	67.5
Doichi	70.4
Tōkamachi	75.3	Hokuetsu Kyūkō: Hokuhoku Line
Uonuma-Nakajō	78.4
Gejō	82.8
Echigo-Iwasawa	88.1		Ojiya City
Uchigamaki	93.2
Echigo-Kawaguchi	96.7	JR East: Jōetsu Line	Nagaoka City

Rolling stock

• KiHa 110 series DMUs

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

External links

• Iiyama Line Timetable (in Japanese)