Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line
The Railway Main Line (富山地方鉄道本線 Toyama Chihō Tetsudō Hon-sen) is a Japanese railway line that connects Dentetsu-Toyama Station in Toyama, Toyama with Unazuki Onsen Station in Kurobe, Toyama. It is owned and run by Toyama Chihō Railway.
History
The first section of what is now this line was opened by Tateyama Light Railway Co. as a 762mm gauge line between Gohyakkoku (on the Toyama Chiho Railway Tateyama Line) and Namerikawa in 1913.
The Kurobe Railway Co. opened the Dentetsu Kurobe - Unazuki Onsen section as a 1067mm gauge line between 1922 and 1923.
In 1932 the Toyama Electric Railway Co. acquired the Tateyama Light Railway Co. and built a line from Dentetsu-Toyama to Namerikawa, regauging some of the original line to 1067mm gauge, and electrifying it at 1500 VDC.
The Namerikawa - Dentetsu Kurobe section was opened between 1935 and 1936, and the Kurobe Railway Co. was merged with the Toyama Electric Railway Co. in 1943 to create the current company, with the electrification to Unazuki Onsen commissioned the same year.
CTC signalling was commissioned on the line between 1966 and 1967, and the Dentetsu-Toyama - Inarimachi section was duplicated in 1969. Freight services ceased in 1983.
Station list
| Name | Distance (km) | Express | Rapid Express | Limited Express | Connections | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentetsu-Toyama | 電鉄富山 | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | Hokuriku Main Line, Takayama Main Line (Toyama) Toyama Light Rail Toyamakō Line (Toyama) |
Toyama | Toyama |
| Inarimachi | 稲荷町 | 1.6 | ▲ | ● | ｜ | Toyama Chihō Railway Fujikoshi Line | ||
| Shinjō-Tanaka | 新庄田中 | 2.5 | ▲ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Higashi-Shinjō | 東新庄 | 3.6 | ▲ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Etchū-Ebara | 越中荏原 | 4.7 | ▲ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Etchū-Sangō | 越中三郷 | 7.0 | ▲ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Etchū-Funahashi | 越中舟橋 | 8.5 | ▲ | ↑ | ｜ | Funahashi | ||
| Terada | 寺田 | 9.8 | ● | ● | ● | Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line | Tateyama | |
| Etchū-Izumi | 越中泉 | 10.5 | ｜ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Ainoki | 相ノ木 | 11.3 | ｜ | ↑ | ｜ | Kamiichi | ||
| Shin-Ainoki | 新相ノ木 | 12.1 | ｜ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Kamiichi | 上市 | 13.3 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Shin-Miyakawa | 新宮川 | 15.1 | ▲ | ▲ | ｜ | |||
| Nakakazumi | 中加積 | 17.1 | ● | ● | ｜ | Namerikawa | ||
| Nishi-Kazumi | 西加積 | 18.7 | ｜ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Nishi-Namerikawa | 西滑川 | 19.8 | ｜ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Naka-Namerikawa | 中滑川 | 20.6 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Namerikawa | 滑川 | 21.8 | ● | ● | ｜ | Hokuriku Main Line | ||
| Hamakazumi | 浜加積 | 23.2 | ｜ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Hayatsukikazumi | 早月加積 | 24.4 | ▲ | ▲ | ｜ | |||
| Etchū-Nakamura | 越中中村 | 25.6 | ｜ | ↑ | ｜ | |||
| Nishi-Uozu | 西魚津 | 27.6 | ● | ▲ | ｜ | Uozu | ||
| Dentetsu-Uozu | 電鉄魚津 | 28.9 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Shin-Uozu | 新魚津 | 30.2 | ● | ● | ● | Hokuriku Main Line (Uozu) | ||
| Kyōden | 経田 | 32.9 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Dentetsu-Ishida | 電鉄石田 | 34.9 | ● | ● | ｜ | Kurobe | ||
| Dentetsu Kurobe | 電鉄黒部 | 37.2 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Higashi-Mikkaichi | 東三日市 | 37.8 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Ogyū | 荻生 | 38.6 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Nagaya | 長屋 | 39.6 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Shin-Kurobe (planned) | 新黒部 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | Hokuriku Shinkansen Kurobe-Unazukionsen (under construction, opened on spring 2015) | |||
| Shitayama | 舌山 | 41.0 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Wakaguri | 若栗 | 41.7 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Tochiya | 栃屋 | 42.8 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Urayama | 浦山 | 44.3 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Oritateguchi | 下立口 | 45.6 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Oritate | 下立 | 46.3 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Aimoto | 愛本 | 47.6 | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Uchiyama | 内山 | 48.7 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Otozawa | 音沢 | 49.5 | ● | ● | ｜ | |||
| Unazuki Onsen | 宇奈月温泉 | 53.3 | ● | ● | ● | |||
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia