The is a Japanese railway line which connects

Minami-Toyama Station is a railway station in the city of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyama Chihō Railway. Lines Minami-Toyama Station is the junction station of the Fujikoshi Line with the Kamidaki Line, and is 3 ...

Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...

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 ...

with Iwakuraji Station in

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. It is owned and run by

Toyama Chihō Railway The is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as . This private company operates railway, tram, and bus services in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as the agency of Al ...

. This line and the Toyama Chihō Railway Fujikoshi Line are operated as a single line.

History

The Toyama Prefectural Government opened the line in 1921, electrifying it at 600 VDC in 1927 and raising the voltage to 1500 VDC in 1937 to match the electrification on the

Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line The is a Japanese railway line which connects Terada Station with Tateyama Station, all within Tateyama, Nakaniikawa District Toyama Prefecture. It is owned and run by Toyama Chihō Railway. History The first section of what is now this line w ...

. The line was merged into the Toyama Chihō Railway Co. upon its creation in 1943.

Former connecting lines

* Minami-Toyama station - the 12km line to Sasazu on the

Takayama Line The is a Japanese railway line between Gifu Station in Gifu and Toyama Station in Toyama, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line directly links the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area ...

opened in 1914 and was electrified at 600 VDC in 1943 as it also connected to the

Toyama City Tram Line The of Toyama Chihō Railway, commonly referred to as , is a narrow gauge tram system in Toyama, Japan. Its first operation was in 1912. It has 23 stations and runs 7.3 km. While the system officially consists of five lines, the operat ...

. The line closed in 1975.

Station list

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Toyama Chiho Railway Kamidaki Line Rail transport in Toyama Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan

History

Former connecting lines

Station list

See also

References