Himi Line
Rail line in Toyama Prefecture
The Himi Line (氷見線, Himi-sen) is a 16.5 km (10.3 mi) railway line in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Takaoka Station in Takaoka with Himi Station in Himi.
01Service outline
Although technically different lines, the Himi Line and the Jōhana Line are sometimes advertised as a single entity. Both start from Takaoka Station and share train sets with local livery.
02Stations
| Name | Japanese | Between (km) |
Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takaoka | 高岡 | - | 0.0 | Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line, Jōhana Line | Takaoka | Toyama |
| Etchū-Nakagawa | 越中中川 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||
| Nōmachi | 能町 | 2.4 | 4.1 | Shinminato Line (Freight only) | ||
| Fushiki | 伏木 | 3.2 | 7.3 | |||
| Etchū-Kokubu | 越中国分 | 1.7 | 9.0 | |||
| Amaharashi | 雨晴 | 1.9 | 10.9 | |||
| Shimao | 島尾 | 2.6 | 13.5 | Himi | ||
| Himi | 氷見 | 3.0 | 16.5 | |||
03History
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 on 1 April 1987, the Himi Line was transferred to the ownership and control of JR West.
Sources and credits
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- Himi-line-amaharashi.jpg by DD51612 at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
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