Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line) | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | 越美北線 | ||
Status | In operation | ||
Owner | JR West | ||
Locale | Fukui Prefecture | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 22 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Heavy rail | ||
Operator(s) | JR West | ||
Rolling stock | KiHa 120 series DMU | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1960 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 52.5 km (32.6 mi) | ||
Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
Character | Rural | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | None | ||
Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) | ||
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The Etsumi-Hoku Line (越美北線, Etsumi Hoku-sen, "Etsumi North Line"), also called the Kuzuryū Line (九頭竜線, Kuzuryū-sen), is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The line extends 52.5 km (32.6 mi) from Echizen-Hanandō Station in Fukui to Kuzuryūko Station in Ōno with a total of 22 stations.
The line was originally planned to connect to what is now the Nagaragawa Railway (previously Etsumi-Nan Line), 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.
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Tracks | Location | |
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Between stations |
From Echizen-Hanandō | |||||
Hapi-Line Fukui Line | ||||||
Fukui | 福井駅 | - | 2.6 | ∥ | Fukui | |
Etsumi-Hoku Line | ||||||
Echizen-Hanandō | 越前花堂駅 | 2.6 | 0.0 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line (for Tsuruga) | Y | Fukui |
Rokujō | 六条駅 | 2.3 | 2.3 | | | ||
Asuwa | 足羽駅 | 1.4 | 3.7 | | | ||
Echizen-Tōgō | 越前東郷駅 | 2.0 | 5.7 | | | ||
Ichijōdani | 一乗谷駅 | 2.6 | 8.3 | | | ||
Echizen-Takada | 越前高田駅 | 3.1 | 11.4 | | | ||
Ichinami | 市波駅 | 1.2 | 12.6 | | | ||
Kowashōzu | 小和清水駅 | 2.0 | 14.6 | | | ||
Miyama | 美山駅 | 2.9 | 17.5 | ◇ | ||
Echizen-Yakushi | 越前薬師駅 | 2.0 | 19.5 | | | ||
Echizen-Ōmiya | 越前大宮駅 | 2.7 | 22.2 | | | ||
Hakariishi | 計石駅 | 2.2 | 24.4 | | | ||
Ushigahara | 牛ヶ原駅 | 3.2 | 27.6 | | | Ōno | |
Kita-Ōno | 北大野駅 | 1.8 | 29.4 | | | ||
Echizen-Ōno | 越前大野駅 | 2.0 | 31.4 | ◇ | ||
Echizen-Tano | 越前田野駅 | 2.9 | 34.3 | | | ||
Echizen-Tomida | 越前富田駅 | 1.4 | 35.7 | | | ||
Shimoyuino | 下唯野駅 | 3.1 | 38.8 | | | ||
Kakigashima | 柿ヶ島駅 | 1.0 | 39.8 | | | ||
Kadohara | 勝原駅 | 2.5 | 42.3 | | | ||
Echizen-Shimoyama | 越前下山駅 | 6.5 | 48.8 | | | ||
Kuzuryūko | 九頭竜湖駅 | 3.7 | 52.5 | | |
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Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line) | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | 越美北線 | ||
Status | In operation | ||
Owner | JR West | ||
Locale | Fukui Prefecture | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 22 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Heavy rail | ||
Operator(s) | JR West | ||
Rolling stock | KiHa 120 series DMU | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1960 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 52.5 km (32.6 mi) | ||
Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
Character | Rural | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | None | ||
Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) | ||
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The Etsumi-Hoku Line (越美北線, Etsumi Hoku-sen, "Etsumi North Line"), also called the Kuzuryū Line (九頭竜線, Kuzuryū-sen), is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The line extends 52.5 km (32.6 mi) from Echizen-Hanandō Station in Fukui to Kuzuryūko Station in Ōno with a total of 22 stations.
The line was originally planned to connect to what is now the Nagaragawa Railway (previously Etsumi-Nan Line), 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.
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Tracks | Location | |
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Between stations |
From Echizen-Hanandō | |||||
Hapi-Line Fukui Line | ||||||
Fukui | 福井駅 | - | 2.6 | ∥ | Fukui | |
Etsumi-Hoku Line | ||||||
Echizen-Hanandō | 越前花堂駅 | 2.6 | 0.0 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line (for Tsuruga) | Y | Fukui |
Rokujō | 六条駅 | 2.3 | 2.3 | | | ||
Asuwa | 足羽駅 | 1.4 | 3.7 | | | ||
Echizen-Tōgō | 越前東郷駅 | 2.0 | 5.7 | | | ||
Ichijōdani | 一乗谷駅 | 2.6 | 8.3 | | | ||
Echizen-Takada | 越前高田駅 | 3.1 | 11.4 | | | ||
Ichinami | 市波駅 | 1.2 | 12.6 | | | ||
Kowashōzu | 小和清水駅 | 2.0 | 14.6 | | | ||
Miyama | 美山駅 | 2.9 | 17.5 | ◇ | ||
Echizen-Yakushi | 越前薬師駅 | 2.0 | 19.5 | | | ||
Echizen-Ōmiya | 越前大宮駅 | 2.7 | 22.2 | | | ||
Hakariishi | 計石駅 | 2.2 | 24.4 | | | ||
Ushigahara | 牛ヶ原駅 | 3.2 | 27.6 | | | Ōno | |
Kita-Ōno | 北大野駅 | 1.8 | 29.4 | | | ||
Echizen-Ōno | 越前大野駅 | 2.0 | 31.4 | ◇ | ||
Echizen-Tano | 越前田野駅 | 2.9 | 34.3 | | | ||
Echizen-Tomida | 越前富田駅 | 1.4 | 35.7 | | | ||
Shimoyuino | 下唯野駅 | 3.1 | 38.8 | | | ||
Kakigashima | 柿ヶ島駅 | 1.0 | 39.8 | | | ||
Kadohara | 勝原駅 | 2.5 | 42.3 | | | ||
Echizen-Shimoyama | 越前下山駅 | 6.5 | 48.8 | | | ||
Kuzuryūko | 九頭竜湖駅 | 3.7 | 52.5 | | |
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