Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line Explained

Toyama Chiho Railway Tateyama Line
Native Name:富山地鉄立山線
Native Name Lang:ja
Color:80bf20
Color2:80bf20
Type:Heavy rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Toyama Prefecture
Stations:14
Open:19 March 1921
Owner:Toyama Chihō Railway
Operator:Toyama Chihō Railway
Linelength:24.2km (15miles)
Electrification:1,500 V DC
Speed:70km/h
Map State:collapsed

The is a Japanese railway line which connects Terada Station with Tateyama Station, all within Tateyama, Nakaniikawa District Toyama Prefecture. It is owned and run by Toyama Chihō Railway.

History

The first section of what is now this line was opened by Tateyama Light Railway Co. as a 762mm gauge line between Gohyakkoku and Namerikawa (on the Toyama Chiho Railway Main Line) in 1913. The Gohyakkoku – Iwakuraji section opened in 1921.

In 1931, the company merged with the Toyama Electric Railway Co., which opened the Terada – Gohyakkoku section the same year, 1067mm gauge and electrified at 1500 VDC. The Gohyakkoku – Iwakuraji section was converted to 1067mm gauge and electrified in 1936.

In the meantime, the Toyama Prefectural Government opened the Iwakuraji – Chigaki section between 1921 and 1923 as 1067mm gauge, electrifying the section at 600 VDC in 1927, and raising the voltage to 1500 VDC in 1937, the year the section to Arimineguchi opened.

All these lines were merged in 1943 upon the creation of the Toyama Chihō Railway Co., and the line was extended to Tateyama the same year.

CTC signalling was commissioned on the line in 1976.

Station list

NoNameDistance (km)ExpressLimited ExpressConnectionsLocation
T08寺田0.0Toyama Chihō Railway Main LineTateyama,
Nakaniikawa District
Toyama
T44稚子塚1.4 
T45田添2.1 
T46五百石3.7 
T47榎町4.6 
T48下段5.7 
T49釜ヶ淵7.4 
T50沢中山8.6 
T51岩峅寺10.2Toyama Chihō Railway Kamidaki Line
T52横江13.5 
T53千垣17.3 
T54有峰口17.9 Toyama
T55本宮19.4 
T56立山24.2Tateyama Cable Car (Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route)Tateyama, Nakaniikawa

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia