Noto Line

Noto Railway Noto Line
Noto Railway Noto Line
	Noto railway NT800
Overview
Status	Ceased operation
Owner	Noto Railway
Locale	Ishikawa Prefecture
Termini	Anamizu; Takojima;
Stations	30
Service
Operator(s)	Noto Railway
Rolling stock	NT100 series DMU, NT800 series DMU, KiHa 58 series DMU
History
Opened	1959
Closed	2005
Technical
Line length	61.0 km (37.9 mi)
Number of tracks	Entire line single-tracked
Character	Rural
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

The Noto Line (能登線, Noto-sen) was a Japanese railway line of Noto Railway in Ishikawa Prefecture, between Anamizu Station in Anamizu, Hōsu District and Takojima Station in Suzu. This railway line closed on April 1, 2005.

Line data

Length: 61 km
Rail gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Number of stations: 30
Double Track: None (single track)
Electrified Section: None (non electrified)

History

The first 22.9-km section of the Noto Line of Japanese National Railways (JNR) between Anamizu Station and Ukawa Station opened on June 15, 1959. It was extended 9.9 km to Ushitsu Station on April 17, 1960, 13.8 km to Matsunami Station on October 1, 1963 and 14.5 km to Takojima Station on September 21, 1964 completing the line of 61.1 km in total, and featuring 49 tunnels in that distance.^[1]

Following the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the line was operated by West Japan Railway Company until the company transferred the operation of the line to Noto Railway on March 25, 1988.^[1]

The line was closed on April 1, 2005.

Stations

Name		Distance (km)			Connections	Location
Name		Between stations	Noto Railway era	JR era	Connections	Location
Anamizu	穴水	-	0.0	0.0	Noto Railway: Nanao Line	Anamizu, Hōsu District	Ishikawa Prefecture
Nakai	中居	5.3	5.3	5.3
Bira	比良	2.3	7.6	7.5
Kanami	鹿波	2.9	10.5	10.5
Kabuto	甲	3.8	14.3	14.3
Okinami	沖波	2.7	17.0	17.0
Maenami	前波	1.1	18.1	18.1
Furukimi	古君	1.8	19.9	19.9
Ukawa	鵜川	3.0	22.9	22.9		Noto, Hōsu District
Shichimi	七見	1.2	24.1	---
Yanami	矢波	1.5	25.6	25.6
Hanami	波並	2.2	27.8	27.8
Fujinami	藤波	2.2	30.0	30.0
Ushitsu	宇出津	2.7	32.7	32.8
Hane	羽根	2.6	35.3	35.4
Oura	小浦	1.7	37.0	37.1
Jōmon-Mawaki	縄文真脇	1.4	38.4	38.5
Tsukumowan-Ogi	九十九湾小木	2.0	40.4	40.5
Shiromaru	白丸	2.1	42.5	42.6
Kuri-Kawashiri	九里川尻	1.9	44.4	44.5
Matsunami	松波	2.0	46.4	46.6
Koiji	恋路	1.8	48.2	48.3
Ushima	鵜島	0.8	49.0	49.1		Suzu
Minami-Kuromaru	南黒丸	1.1	50.1	50.2
Ukai	鵜飼	1.6	51.7	51.8
Uedo	上戸	2.7	54.4	54.5
Iida	飯田	1.7	56.1	56.2
Suzu	珠洲	1.3	57.4	57.4
Shōin	正院	1.6	59.0	59.1
Takojima	蛸島	2.0	61.0	61.1

References

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 163. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[teishajo-1] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 163. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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