Kurobe Gorge Railway | |
Native Name: | 黒部峡谷鉄道株式会社 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Romanized Name: | Kurobe Kyōkoku Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha |
Type: | Public-private KK |
Foundation: | 4 May 1971 |
Industry: | Transportation |
The, or for short, is a private, narrow gauge railway company operating the Kurobe Gorge Main Line along the Kurobe River in the Kurobe gorge area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The railway was built to serve the construction of the Kurobe dam for the Kansai Electric Power Company, which was completed in 1963; Kurotetsu was spun off from the power company in June 1971, but remains a wholly owned subsidiary. At its terminus, the Main Line links to Kurobe Senyō Railway, which is not open to general public.
, the company operated 25 locomotives, 139 passenger carriages and 204 freight wagons.[1]
The Unazuki - Nekomata section opened in 1926, electrified at 600 VDC and was extended to Keyakidaira in 1937.
The passenger service started in 1953.
All stations are in Kurobe, Toyama.
Name | Japanese | Distance | Train stop | |
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宇奈月 | 0.0 | ● | ||
Yanagibashi | 柳橋 | 2.1 | | | |
Moriishi | 森石 | 5.1 | | | |
黒薙 | 6.5 | ● | ||
笹平 | 7.0 | ▲ | ||
Dashidaira | 出平 | 9.1 | | | |
Nekomata | 猫又 | 11.8 | | | |
鐘釣 | 14.3 | ● | ||
Koyadaira | 小屋平 | 17.5 | | | |
欅平 | 20.1 | ● |
The cars are manufactured by Alna Koki. The 2000 class cars have drivers cabs at their front end.
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia