The is a Japanese railway line that connects
Dentetsu-Toyama Station
is a railway station in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Toyama.
, the local railway terminal that provides access to nearby towns (Funahashi, ...
in
Toyama, Toyama
is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about north of the city of Nagoya and northwest of Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 1 ...
with
Unazuki Onsen Station in
Kurobe, Toyama
is a city in Toyama Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 41,564 in 15,387 households and a population density of 95.8 persons per km². Its total area was .
Geography
Kurobe is located in northeast ...
. 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 ...
.
Station list
History
The first section of what is now this line was opened by Tateyama Light Railway as a gauge line between Gohyakkoku (on the
Toyama Chiho Railway Tateyama Line
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, ...
) and Namerikawa in 1913.
The Kurobe Railway opened the Dentetsu Kurobe to Unazuki Onsen section as a gauge line between 1922 and 1923.
In 1932, the Toyama Electric Railway acquired the Tateyama Light Railway, and built a line from Dentetsu-Toyama to Namerikawa, regauging some of the original line to 1,067 mm gauge, and electrifying it at 1,500 V DC.
The Namerikawa to Dentetsu Kurobe section was opened between 1935 and 1936, and the Kurobe Railway was merged with the Toyama Electric Railway 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 to Inarimachi section was double-tracked in 1969. Freight services ceased in 1983.
See also
*
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
The is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. Opened on June 1, 1971, it is long, with a difference in elevation of as much as .
The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama in the Hida Mountains with man ...
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
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Rail transport in Toyama Prefecture
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan