Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line

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The Etsumi-Nan Line (越美南線, Etsumi Nansen^?, "Etsumi South Line") is Japanese railway line in Gifu Prefecture, between Mino-Ōta, Minokamo and Hokunō, Gujō. This is the only railway line Nagaragawa Railway (長良川鉄道, Nagaragawa Tetsudō^?) operates. The line was originally operated by Japanese National Railways. JNR planned to connect Etsumi-Nan Line and Etsumi-Hoku Line ("Etsumi North Line"), but the plan was never realized. The north line was later succeeded by JR West, while the south line was taken by Nagaragawa Railway, a newly founded third sector company, in 1986. As the company name suggests, the line runs along Nagara River (長良川, Nagaragawa^?). Because of the declining popuration and frequent natural disasters (such as typhoons or snow falls), it is in the severe business condition.

Contents 1 Basic data 2 Stations 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Basic data

• Distance: 72.1 km / 44.8 mi.
• Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
• Stations: 38
• Double-track line: None
• Electric supply: Not electrified
• Railway signalling:
  • Mino-Ōta — Mino-Shirotori: Simplified automatic
  • Mino-Shirotori — Hokunō: Staff token

[edit] Stations

Mino-Ōta - Maehira-Kōen - Kamono - Tomika - Seki-Tomioka - Seki-guchi - Hamonokaikan-mae - Seki - Seki-Shiyakusho-mae - Seki-Shimouchi - Matsumori - Umeyama - Yunohora-Onsen-guchi - Suhara - Han'no - Kon'no - Yasaka - Minami-Kodakara-Onsen - Ōya - Fukuno - Minami-Kariyasu - Akaike - Fukado - Aioi - Gujō-Hachiman - Shizen'en-mae - Yamada - Tokunaga - Gujō-Yamato - Mamba - Kami-Mamba - Ōnaka - Ōshima - Mino-Shirotori - Shirotori-Kōgen - Hakusan-Nagataki - Hokunō

[edit] See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan
• Etsumi-Hoku Line

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Nagaragawa Railway official website