The is a 16.5 km (10.3 mi) railway line in
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...
, Japan, 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). It connects
Takaoka Station in
Takaoka with
Himi Station
is a railway station on the Himi Line in the city of Himi in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Himi Station is the starting point of the Himi Line, and is located 16.5 kilometers from the opposing ...
in
Himi.
Service outline
Although technically different lines, the Himi Line and the
Jōhana Line
The 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:
*Track gauge: ...
are sometimes advertised as a single entity. Both start from Takaoka Station and share train sets with local livery.
Stations
History
The line opened on 29 December 1900 between Takaoka and Fushiki, operated by the Chuetsu Railway.
It was extended to Himi on 19 September 1912.
The company was nationalised on 1 September 1920.
With the privatization of
JNR
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
on 1 April 1987, the Himi Line was transferred to the ownership and control of JR West.
References
External links
Jōhana and Himi Line information
{{West Japan Railway Company Lines
Rail transport in Toyama Prefecture
Lines of West Japan Railway Company
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1900
1900 establishments in Japan