Jōhana Line
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Jōhana Line
| color = 1E90FF
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = JRW Kiha40-2136 Johana-Line.jpg
| caption = Local train running on the Jōhana Line in May 2022
| image_width = 300px
| system =
| type = Regional rail
| status = In operation
| locale = Toyama Prefecture
| start = {{STN|Takaoka|x|Toyama}}
| end = {{STN|Jōhana|x}}
| stations = 14
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{start date and age|1897}}
| close =
| owner = JR West
| operator = JR West
| character = Rural
| depot =
| stock = KiHa 40 series DMU
| linelength = {{Convert|29.9|km|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks = Entire line single tracked
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
| electrification = None
| speed = 85 km/h (53 mph)
| elevation =
| map = File:JR Jouhana Line linemap.svg
| map_state =
}}
The {{Nihongo|Jōhana Line|城端線|Jōhana-sen}} is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It connects Takaoka with Johana.
Route data
- Operating Company: West Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- Distance: {{Convert|29.9|km|abbr=on}}
- Track gauge: {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
- Stations: 14
- Double-track: None
- Electrification: Not electrified
- Railway signalling: Special automatic occlusive (track circuit detection type)
Stations
| class="wikitable" |
| Name
!Japanese !Between !Distance !Transfers !colspan=2|Location |
|---|
| {{STN|Takaoka|x|Toyama}}
|高岡 |style="text-align:center;"| - |style="text-align:right;"|0.0 |Himi Line, Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line, Manyosen |rowspan="5"|Takaoka |rowspan=14|Toyama |
| {{STN|Shin-Takaoka|x}}
|新高岡 |style="text-align:right;"| 1.8 |style="text-align:right;"| 1.8 |
| {{STN|Futatsuka|x}}
|二塚 |style="text-align:right;"|1.5 |style="text-align:right;"|3.3 | |
| {{STN|Hayashi|x}}
|林 |style="text-align:right;"|1.3 |style="text-align:right;"|4.6 | |
| {{STN|Toide|x}}
| 戸出 |style="text-align:right;"|2.7 |style="text-align:right;"|7.3 | |
| {{STN|Aburaden|x}}
| 油田 |style="text-align:right;"|3.4 |style="text-align:right;"|10.7 | |rowspan="3"|Tonami |
| {{STN|Tonami|x}}
| 砺波 |style="text-align:right;"|2.6 |style="text-align:right;"|13.3 | |
| {{STN|Higashi-Nojiri|x}}
| 東野尻 |style="text-align:right;"|5.2 |style="text-align:right;"|15.5 | |
| {{STN|Takagi|x|Toyama}}
| 高儀 |style="text-align:right;"|1.5 |style="text-align:right;"|17.0 | |rowspan="6"|Nanto |
| {{STN|Fukuno|x|Toyama}}
|福野 |style="text-align:right;"|2.4 |style="text-align:right;"|19.4 | |
| {{STN|Higashi-Ishiguro|x}}
|東石黒 |style="text-align:right;"|2.6 |style="text-align:right;"|22.0 | |
| {{STN|Fukumitsu|x}}
| 福光 |style="text-align:right;"|2.7 |style="text-align:right;"|24.7 | |
| {{STN|Etchū-Yamada|x}}
| 越中山田 |style="text-align:right;"|2.8 |style="text-align:right;"|27.5 | |
| {{STN|Jōhana|x}}
| 城端 |style="text-align:right;"|2.4 |style="text-align:right;"|29.9 | |
History
The line was opened in 1897{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} by the {{Nihongo|Chūetsu Railway|中越鉄道}} as the {{Nihongo|Chūetsu Line|中越線}} between {{STN|Fushiki|x}} (on the present-day Himi Line) and {{STN|Jōhana|x}} via {{STN|Takaoka|x|Toyama}}.{{cite book |title = 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 |trans-title=Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR|publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 |location = Japan | volume = I|page =92 |isbn = 4-533-02980-9}} The line was nationalised on 1 September 1920. The Chūetsu Line was renamed the Jōhana Line from 1 August 1942 following the incorporation of the Fushiki to Takaoka section into the Himi Line.
CTC signalling was commissioned over the entire line in 1983.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
From 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, the Jōhana Line came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
On 14 March 2015, Shin-Takaoka station opened on the line to coincide with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station.{{cite web |url = http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hokuriku/feature/CO006633/20150116-OYTAT50035.html|title =ダイヤ改正 城端線始発砺波から |trans-title=A change in timetable, starting from Tonami Station on the Jōhana Line|publisher = Yomiuri Shimbun| date =16 January 2015| access-date=14 March 2015}}
=Former connecting lines=
- Fukuno Station: The Tonami Railway opened a 7 km line to Tsuzawa in 1915, including a connection to the Hokuriku Main Line at Isurugi. The company merged with the Kaetsu Railway in 1919, which extended the line 13 km to Shogawa-Cho in 1922. The entire line was closed on 16 September 1972.[http://www.hotetu.net/haisen/HokurikuShinetu/130511kaetusen.html 加越能鉄道加越線] Retrieved 18 July 2018 {{in lang|ja}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Johana Line}}
- [http://johana-himisen.com/ Johanna and Himi Line information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Toyama transit}}
{{West Japan Railway Company Lines}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johana Line}}
Category:Rail transport in Toyama Prefecture