| Jōhana Line | |
| Color: | 1E90FF |
| Status: | In operation |
| Stations: | 14 |
| Operator: | JR West |
| Character: | Rural |
| Stock: | KiHa 40 series DMU |
| Linelength: | 29.9km (18.6miles) |
| Tracks: | Entire line single tracked |
| Electrification: | None |
| Speed: | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It connects Takaoka with Johana.
Special automatic occlusive (track circuit detection type)
| Name | Japanese | Between (km) | Distance (km)[1] | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 高岡 | - | 0.0 | Himi Line, Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line, Manyosen | Takaoka | Toyama | |
| 新高岡 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Hokuriku Shinkansen | |||
| 二塚 | 1.5 | 3.3 | ||||
| 林 | 1.3 | 4.6 | ||||
| 戸出 | 2.7 | 7.3 | ||||
| 油田 | 3.4 | 10.7 | Tonami | |||
| 砺波 | 2.6 | 13.3 | ||||
| 東野尻 | 5.2 | 15.5 | ||||
| 高儀 | 1.5 | 17.0 | Nanto | |||
| 福野 | 2.4 | 19.4 | ||||
| 東石黒 | 2.6 | 22.0 | ||||
| 福光 | 2.7 | 24.7 | ||||
| 越中山田 | 2.8 | 27.5 | ||||
| 城端 | 2.4 | 29.9 | ||||
The line was opened in 1897 by the as the between (on the present-day Himi Line) and via .[2] The line was nationalised on 1 September 1920.[2] 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.[2]
CTC signalling was commissioned over the entire line in 1983.
From 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, the Jōhana Line came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
On 14 March 2015, Shin-Takaoka station opened on the line to coincide with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station.[3]