The is a railway line operated by
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
(JR West) in
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gi ...
, Japan. The line extends 52.5 km (32.6 mi) from
Echizen-Hanandō Station in
Fukui
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to
Kuzuryūko Station
240px, Platform (2012)
240px, End of Etsumi-Hoku Line.
is a JR West railway station in the city of Ōno, Fukui, Japan.
Lines
Kuzuryūko Station is the terminal station of the Etsumi-Hoku Line, and is located 52.5 kilometers from the terminus ...
in
Ōno
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with a total of 22 stations. It is also referred to as the .
The line was originally planned to connect to what is now the
Nagaragawa Railway
The is a railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator . The line connects Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo with Hokunō Station in Gujō. It is the only railway line operated by the Nagaragawa Railway. The li ...
, but the last 24.0 km (14.9 mi) section that would have involved extensive tunneling was never commenced. A bus service provided a connection between the two lines until it ceased in 2002.
Route data
*Operating Company:
**
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
(Services and tracks)
*Distance:
**Echizen-Hanandō — Kuzuryūko: 52.5 km / 32.6 mi.
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*Stations: 22
*Double-tracking: None
*Electrification: Not electrified
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Railway signalling
Railway signalling (), also called railroad signaling (), is a system used to control the movement of railway traffic. Trains move on fixed rails, making them uniquely susceptible to collision. This susceptibility is exacerbated by the enormou ...
:
**Echizen-Hanandō — Echizen-Ōno:
Simplified automatic
**Echizen-Ōno — Kuzuryūko Station:
Staff token
Stations
* All trains stop at all stations.
* Between and trains run on the Hokuriku Main Line.
* All stations located in Fukui Prefecture.
Legend
* ◇ - stations with passing loops
* ∥ - double-tracked section
* ｜- single-tracked section
* Y - junction station
History
*December 15, 1960: Minami-Fukui — Echizen-Hanandō — Kadohara section (43.1 km) opens. Freight operations begin between Minami-Fukui — Echizen-Ōno.
**Echizen-Hanandō, Rokujō, Echizen-Tōgō, Ichijōdani, Ichinami, Kowashōzu, Miyama, Echizen-Yakushi, Echizen-Ōmiya, Hakariishi, Ushigahara, Echizen-Ōno, Echizen-Tomida, Shimo-Yuino, Kakigashima, Kadohara stations open.
* May 20, 1964: Asuwa, Echizen-Takada, Echizen-Tano stations open.
* October 15, 1965: Freight operations begin between Echizen-Ōno — Kadohara.
* March 25, 1968: Kita-Ōno Station opens.
* October 1, 1968: Freight operations end at Kadohara Station.
* December 15, 1972: Extension from Kadohara to Kuzuryūko (10.2 km) opens, including the 5251m Arashima tunnel.
* April 1, 1973: Freight operations end between Echizen-Ōno — Echizen-Tomida
* October 1980: Seasonal rapid train "Okuetsu-gō" begins operation.
* November 15, 1982: Freight operations end between Minami-Fukui — Echizen-Ōno, ending freight service on the entire line.
* April 1, 1987: With the breakup and privatization of Japan National Railways, line becomes part of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Beginning of line moved 800 meters to Echizen-Hanandō Station.
* June 1, 1990: Driver-only operation begins.
* September 1, 1992: Regular rapid service begins.
* September 12, 1995: "Kuzuryū Line" name goes into use.
* September 1, 1997: Seasonal rapid train "Okuetsu-gō" ceases operation.
* March 3, 2001: Regular rapid service ends.
* July 18, 2004: Due to heavy rains, five railway bridges are washed away, forcing operations to stop.
* July 20, 2004: Service restored between Echizen-Ōno — Kuzuryūko.
* September 11, 2004: Service restored between Echizen-Hanandō — Ichijōdani, Miyama — Echizen-Ōno.
* June 30, 2007: Service restored between Ichijōdani — Miyama, allowing full service on the line to resume.
See also
*
List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a legal, and not alwa ...
References
{{West Japan Railway Company Lines
Lines of West Japan Railway Company
Rail transport in Fukui Prefecture
Railway lines opened in 1960
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Fukui (city)
Ōno, Fukui