Misumi Line Explained

Misumi Line
Native Name:三角線
Status:In operation
Locale:Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Stations:9
Open:1899
Operator:JR Kyushu
Character:Fairly rural
Stock:KiHa 185 series DMU, KiHa 40 series DMU, KiHa 200 series DMU
Linelength:25.6km (15.9miles)
Tracks:Entire line single tracked
Electrification:None
Speed:85 km/h (53 mph)
Map State:collapsed

is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Uto Station in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture with Misumi Station in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture. The line is known as the,[1] Amakusa being the largest centre beyond Misumi served by the line.

Station list

StationJapaneseDistance
(km)
TransfersLocation
宇土0.0Kagoshima Main LineUtoKumamoto Prefecture
緑川4.0 
住吉7.2
肥後長浜11.4
網田14.5
赤瀬18.4
石打ダム19.6Uki
波多浦23.5
三角25.6

History

The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1899, and was nationalised in 1907.

Freight services ceased in 1982.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www13.jrkyushu.co.jp/newsreleaseweb.nsf/9dd28b8cb8f46cee49256a7d0030d2e6/5dac26262822fa22492578ee0036d023?OpenDocument. ja:三角線の愛称が決定しました. Misumi Line nickname announced. 16 August 2011. News Release. Kyushu Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20111003175523/http://www13.jrkyushu.co.jp/newsreleaseweb.nsf/9dd28b8cb8f46cee49256a7d0030d2e6/5dac26262822fa22492578ee0036d023?OpenDocument. 3 October 2011. 17 August 2011. dead.
  2. Book: 曽根 . 悟 . 「肥薩線・吉都線・三角線」『週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR』 . July 19, 2009 . 朝日新聞出版 . 2.