Sangi Railway Hokusei Line
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| Sangi Hokusei Line | |
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| Light rail train bound for Ageki | |
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| Type | Commuter rail |
| Locale | Kuwana • Tōin • Inabe |
| Terminals | Nishi-Kuwana Ageki |
| No. of stations | 13 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | Jul 08, 1931 |
| Operator(s) | Sangi Railway |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 20.4 km (12.7 mi) |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Gauge | 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Overhead, 750V DC |
| Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph) |
The Sangi Railway Hokusei Line (三岐鉄道北勢線 Sangi Tetsudō Hokusei-sen?), commonly known as the Sangi Hokusei Line, is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Sangi Railway, connecting Nishi-Kuwana Station (Kuwana, Mie Prefecture) and Ageki Station (Inabe, Mie Prefecture) in Japan. For many years the line was owned by major railway operator Kintetsu but control was transferred to Sangi in 2003.
At Kuwana Station, a short walk from Nishi-Kuwana Station, passengers can transfer to the Kansai Main Line, the Kintetsu Nagoya Line, and the Yōrō Line.
The name Hokusei (北勢) means "northern Mie". It is a kanji abbreviation of "north" (北) and "Ise" (伊勢). Ise (as opposed to "Mie") is used in the name because the northern and central parts of present-day Mie Prefecture were called Ise Province during the Edo era before the modern prefecture system was established; it is common for regional companies like railways to use these old province names.
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[edit] Narrow gauge railway
The gauge is especially narrow. In the early 20th century many of Japan's train lines were built using this gauge however the vast majority of them were widened in the mid 20th century. Today, there are only four 762 mm gauge train lines in operation in Japan, of which the Hokusei Line is the longest. This special classification makes the Hokusei Line (as well as the other 762 mm lines) popular with Japanese rail fans.
762 mm railways of Japan
- Sangi Railway: Hokusei Line (this line)
- Kintetsu: Utsube Line (also in northern Mie Prefecture)
- Kintetsu: Hachiōji Line (small line braching off of the Utsube Line)
- Kurobe Gorge Railway: Main Line (Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture)
[edit] History
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[edit] Service
Local (普通 futsū)
For Nishi-Kuwana
For Tōin, Sohara, Ageki- Locals stop at every station.
- All trains offer conductor-less (One man) service.
- Trains run two times per hour during the day, three times per hour in the mornings and evenings.
[edit] Stations
| Station | Dist. (km) | Connections | Location | ||
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| Nishi-Kuwana | 西桑名 | 0.0 | JR: Kansai Main Line (Kuwana) Kintetsu: Nagoya Line (Kuwana) Yōrō Railway: Yōrō Line (Kuwana) |
Kuwana | Mie Prefecture |
| Umamichi | 馬道 | 1.1 | |||
| Nishi-Bessho | 西別所 | 2.0 | |||
| Rengeji | 蓮花寺 | 3.3 | |||
| Ariyoshi | 在良 | 4.1 | |||
| Hoshikawa | 星川 | 5.5 | |||
| Nanawa | 七和 | 6.9 | |||
| Anō | 穴太 | 8.0 | Tōin | ||
| Tōin | 東員 | 9.7 | |||
| Ōizumi | 大泉 | 12.4 | Inabe | ||
| Sohara | 楚原 | 14.4 | |||
| Ōda | 麻生田 | 18.1 | |||
| Ageki | 阿下喜 | 20.4 | |||
[edit] References
- (Japanese) Wikipedia - Sangi Railway Hokusei Line
