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Himi Line 
Summary
The Himi Line (氷見線, Himi-sen) is a 16.5 km (10.3 mi) railway line in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Takaoka Station in Takaoka with Himi Station in Himi.
| Himi Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 A KiHa 40 DMU on the Himi Line near Amaharashi | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 氷見線 | ||
| Status | In operation | ||
| Owner | JR West | ||
| Locale | Toyama Prefecture | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 8 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Regional rail | ||
| Operator(s) | JR West | ||
| Rolling stock | KiHa 40 series DMU | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1900 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 16.5 km (10.3 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
| Character | Urban | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) | ||
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Service outline edit
Although technically different lines, the Himi Line and the Jōhana Line are sometimes advertised as a single entity. Both start from Takaoka Station and share train sets with local livery.
Stations edit
| Name | Japanese | Between (km) |
Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takaoka | 高岡 | - | 0.0 | Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line, Jōhana Line | Takaoka | Toyama |
| Etchū-Nakagawa | 越中中川 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||
| Nōmachi | 能町 | 2.4 | 4.1 | Shinminato Line (Freight only) | ||
| Fushiki | 伏木 | 3.2 | 7.3 | |||
| Etchū-Kokubu | 越中国分 | 1.7 | 9.0 | |||
| Amaharashi | 雨晴 | 1.9 | 10.9 | |||
| Shimao | 島尾 | 2.6 | 13.5 | Himi | ||
| Himi | 氷見 | 3.0 | 16.5 | |||
History edit
The line opened on 29 December 1900 between Takaoka and Fushiki, operated by the Chuetsu Railway.[1] It was extended to Himi on 19 September 1912.[1] The company was nationalised on 1 September 1920.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the Himi Line was transferred to the ownership and control of JR West.[1]
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External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Himi Line.
- Jōhana and Himi Line information (in Japanese)