Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line

The Tateyama Line (立山線, Tateyama-sen) 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.

Toyama Chiho Railway Tateyama Line
Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line
Overview
Native name富山地鉄立山線
StatusOperational
OwnerToyama Chihō Railway
LocaleToyama Prefecture
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Toyama Chihō Railway
History
Opened19 March 1921
Technical
Line length24.2 km (15.0 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map
Line Map

History

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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

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No Name Distance (km) Express Limited Express Connections Location
T08 Terada 寺田 0.0 Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line Tateyama,
Nakaniikawa District
Toyama
T44 Chigozuka 稚子塚 1.4  
T45 Tazoe 田添 2.1  
T46 Gohyakkoku 五百石 3.7  
T47 Enokimachi 榎町 4.6  
T48 Shitadan 下段 5.7  
T49 Kamagafuchi 釜ヶ淵 7.4  
T50 Sawanakayama 沢中山 8.6  
T51 Iwakuraji 岩峅寺 10.2 Toyama Chihō Railway Kamidaki Line
T52 Yokoe 横江 13.5  
T53 Chigaki 千垣 17.3  
T54 Arimineguchi 有峰口 17.9   Toyama
T55 Hongū 本宮 19.4  
T56 Tateyama 立山 24.2 Tateyama Cable Car (Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route) Tateyama, Nakaniikawa

References

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