Iiyama Line

A train entering Iiyama Station, Iiyama Line

The Iiyama Line (飯山線 Iiyama-sen) is a railway line in Japan linking Toyono Station in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture and Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

History

The Iiyama Railway Co. opened the first section from Toyono to its namesake town in 1921, and extended the line in sections to Tokamachi in 1929, where it connected to the Japanese Government Railways line from Echigo-Kawaguchi which had opened in 1927.

The Iiyama Railway Co. was nationalised in 1944, and freight services ceased in 1987.

Stations

Stations km Connections Location
Toyono 0.0 Shinano Railway: Kita-Shinano Line Nagano City Nagano
Prefecture
Shinano-Asano 2.2  
Tategahana 3.9  
Kamiimai 6.9   Nakano City
Kaesa 8.8  
Hachisu 14.6   Iiyama City
Iiyama 19.2  
Kita-Iiyama 20.5  
Shinano-Taira 23.8  
Togari-Nozawaonsen 27.5  
Kamisakai 31.1  
Kami-Kuwanagawa 35.4  
Kuwanagawa 37.6  
Nishi-Ōtaki 39.7  
Shinano-Shiratori 41.8   Sakae Village,
Shimominochi District
Hirataki 44.7  
Yokokura 46.6  
Mori-Miyanohara 49.7  
Ashidaki 52.5   Tsunan Town,
Nakauonuma District		 Niigata
Prefecture
Echigo-Tanaka 54.9  
Tsunan 57.9  
Echigo-Shikawatari 62.1  
Echigo-Tazawa 64.5   Tōkamachi City
Echigo-Mizusawa 67.5  
Doichi 70.4  
Tōkamachi 75.3  Hokuetsu Kyūkō: Hokuhoku Line
Uonuma-Nakajō 78.4  
Gejō 82.8  
Echigo-Iwasawa 88.1   Ojiya City
Uchigamaki 93.2  
Echigo-Kawaguchi 96.7 JR East: Jōetsu Line Nagaoka City

Rolling stock

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

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