Hokuriku Main Line

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"Thunderbird" limited express train at Takefu Station.
"Thunderbird" limited express train at Takefu Station.

The Hokuriku Main Line (北陸本線 Hokuriku Honsen?) is a line of the West Japan Railway Company connecting the Kansai region to the Sea of Japan coast. It passes through the prefectures of the Hokuriku region. The line is an important intercity segment because the Shinkansen network does not connect these two regions: narrow gauge high-speed trains such as the Thunderbird, Raicho, and Shirasagi are common sights along the line.

The line has two tracks and has been completely electrified: the lines from Maibara to Tsuruga and from Itoigawa to Naoetsu use 1,500V direct current power, while the line from Tsuruga to Itoigawa uses 20,000V/60Hz alternating current power.

JR Freight operates a small spur line to the container facility at the port of Tsuruga, from Tsuruga Station.

[edit] Basic data

  • Operators, distances
  • Gauge: 1067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
  • Stations:
    • Passenger stations: 78, including those with freight services
    • Freight-only stations: 4
  • Double-track line: From Maibara to Naoetsu
  • Electric supply: From Maibara to Naoetsu
    • From Maibara to Tsuruga: 1,500 V DC
    • From Tsuruga to Itoigawa: 20,000 V AC
    • From Itoigawa to Naoetsu: 1,500 V DC
  • Railway signalling:
    • From Maibara to Naoetsu: Automatic
    • From Tsuruga to Tsurugakō: Token system
  • Maximum speed at service: 130 km/h
  • CTC center:
    • From Maibara to Ōmi-Shiotsu: Shin-Ōsaka Operation Control Center
    • From Ōmi-Shiotsu to Naoetsu: Kanazawa Operation Control Center
  • CTC system:
    • From Maibara to Ōmi-Shiotsu: Safety Urban Network Traffic System (SUNTRAS)

[edit] Stations

Station name Japanese Total distance Transfers Location
Through service to/from Tōkaidō Line, further to/from Sanyō Line and Akō Line
Hokuriku Line (Biwako Line)
Maibara 米原 0 km JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line (eastward), Tōkaidō Shinkansen
JR West: Tōkaidō Main Line (westward, Biwako Line)
Ōmi Railway: Main Line		 Maibara Shiga
Sakata 坂田 2.4 km
Tamura 田村 4.7 km Nagahama
Nagahama 長浜 7.7 km
Hokuriku Line
Nagahama 長浜 Nagahama Shiga
Torahime 虎姫 12.8 km Torahime, Higashiazai
Kawake 河毛 15.6 km Kohoku, Higashiazai
Takatsuki 高月 18.2 km Takatsuki, Ika
Kinomoto 木ノ本 22.4 km Kinomoto, Ika
Yogo 余呉 26.5 km Yogo, Ika
Ōmi-Shiotsu 近江塩津 31.4 km JR West: Kosei Line 1 Nishiazai, Ika
Shin-Hikida 新疋田 39.2 km Tsuruga Fukui
Tsuruga 敦賀 45.9 km JR West: Obama Line
Minami-Imajō 南今庄 62.5 km Minamiechizen, Nanjō
Imajō 今庄 65.1 km
Yunoo 湯尾 68.7 km
Nanjō 南条 72.2 km
Ōshio 王子保 76.7 km Echizen
Takefu 武生 81 km Fukui Railway: Fukubu Line (Takefu-Shin)
Sabae 鯖江 86.2 km Sabae
Kita-Sabae 北鯖江 89.4 km
Ōdoro 大土呂 94.1 km Fukui
Echizen-Hanandō 越前花堂 97.3 km JR West: Etsumi-Hoku Line
Minami-Fukui (freight) (貨)南福井 98.1 km JR West: Etsumi-Hoku Line
Fukui 福井 99.9 km Echizen Railway: Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Fukui Railway: Fukubu Line (Fukui-Ekimae)
JR West: Etsumi-Hoku Line
Morita 森田 105.8 km
Harue 春江 108.1 km Sakai
Maruoka 丸岡 111.9 km
Awaraonsen 芦原温泉 117.6 km Awara
Hosorogi 細呂木 121.4 km
Ushinoya 牛ノ谷 124.5 km
Daishōji 大聖寺 130.2 km Kaga Ishikawa
Kagaonsen 加賀温泉 134.3 km
Iburihashi 動橋 137.5 km
Awazu 粟津 142.4 km Komatsu
Komatsu 小松 148.2 km
Meihō 明峰 151 km
Terai 寺井 154 km Nomi
Komaiko 小舞子 157 km Hakusan
Mikawa 美川 158.8 km
Kaga-Kasama 加賀笠間 162.8 km
Mattō 松任 167.2 km
Nonoichi 野々市 170.5 km Nonoichi, Ishikawa
Nishi-Kanazawa 西金沢 172.9 km Hokuriku Railroad: Ishikawa Line (Shin-​Nishi-​Kanazawa) Kanazawa
Kanazawa 金沢 176.6 km Hokuriku Railroad: Asanogawa Line (Hokutetsu-​Kanazawa)
Kanazawa Freight Terminal (貨)金沢貨物ターミナル 179.2 km
Higashi-kanazawa 東金沢 179.2 km
Morimoto 森本 182 km
Tsubata 津幡 188.1 km JR West: Nanao Line 1 Tsubata, Kahoku
Kurikara 倶利伽羅 194.4 km
Isurugi 石動 201.2 km Oyabe Toyama
Fukuoka 福岡 208.4 km Takaoka
Nishi-Takaoka 西高岡 211.9 km
Takaoka 高岡 217.2 km JR West: Jōhana Line 1, Himi Line
Man'yō Line: Takaoka Tram Line (Takaoka-Ekimae)
Etchū-Daimon 越中大門 220.9 km Imizu
Kosugi 小杉 224.6 km
Kureha 呉羽 231.2 km Toyama
Toyama 富山 236 km Toyama Light Rail: Toyamakō Line (Toyamaekikita)
Toyama Regional Railway: Main Line (Dentetsu-​Toyama), Toyama City Tram Line (Toyama-​Ekimae)
JR West: Takayama Main Line
Toyama (freight) (貨)富山貨物 238.8 km
Higashi-Toyama 東富山 242.6 km
Mizuhashi 水橋 247.5 km
Namerikawa 滑川 253 km Toyama Regional Railway: Main Line Namerikawa
Higashi-​Namerikawa 東滑川 256.5 km
Uozu 魚津 261.5 km Toyama Regional Railway: Main Line (Shin-Uozu) Uozu
Kurobe 黒部 267.8 km Kurobe
Ikuji 生地 271.8 km
Nishi-Nyūzen 西入善 276 km Nyūzen, Shimoniikawa
Nyūzen 入善 279.9 km
Tomari 泊 285.1 km Asahi
Etchū-Miyazaki 越中宮崎 289.8 km
Ichiburi 市振 294.5 km Itoigawa Niigata
Oyashirazu 親不知 303.1 km
Ōmi 青海 308.4 km
Itoigawa 糸魚川 315 km JR West: Ōito Line
Kajiyashiki 梶屋敷 319.3 km
Uramoto 浦本 322.8 km
Nō 能生 327.9 km
Tsutsuishi 筒石 335.4 km
Nadachi 名立 339.6 km Jōetsu
Arimagawa 有間川 343.8 km
Tanihama 谷浜 347.2 km
Naoetsu 直江津 353.8 km Hokuetsu Express: Hokuhoku Line
JR East: Shin'etsu Main Line
1: There is a rapid service to/from Hokuriku Main Line.


JR West lines
Main Hokuriku – Kansai – Kisei – San'in – Sanyō – Tōkaidō
Local Ako – Bantan – Fukuchiyama – Fukuen – Gantoku – Geibi – Hakubi – Inbi – Kabe – Kakogawa – Kibi – Kishin – Kisuki - Kure – Ohama – Oito – Onoda – Sakai – Sanko – Tsuyama – Ube – Uno – Wakayama – Yamaguchi
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