All Japan articles – Page 6
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Kumagawa Railway
This third sector company took over operation of JR Kyushu’s branch line from Hitoyoshi east to Yunomae in 1989. Address265 Naka Aoi-choHitoyoshi-shi Kumamoto-ken 868-0008JapanPhone+81 966 23 5011Fax+81 966 23 3897Emailinfo@kumagawa-rail.comWebsitewww.kumagawa-rail.com Traffic Passenger journeys0·698 millionPassenger-km9·8 millionInformation year2014 Network data Employees35Gauge1067 mmLength25 kmRolling stock7 DMU cars
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Kumamoto-shi Kotsu Kyoku
Opened 1921; ’Y’-shaped network serving 35 stops. Two branches from Kami-Kumamoto (interchange with Kumamoto Electric Railway) in the north and Tasakibashi and Kumamoto (JR Kyushu) mainline station in the southwest meet in the city centre and run southeast to Shinsuizenji (JR Kyushu) station and on to Kengunmachi. Address5-1-40 OeKumamoto-shi 862-0971JapanPhone+81 ...
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Kitakyushu Urban Monorail
Single monorail route opened 1985; 13 stops. This straddle monorail is operated by Kita-Kyushu city. It was opened from Heiwadori south to Kikugaoka on April 9 1985. A short extension north from Heiwadori to the mainline and high-speed station at Kokura opened on April 1 1998 (0·4 km, 1 stop). ...
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Kanto Railway
Operates two separate lines connecting with JR East’s Joban line on the northeast edge of Tokyo: Joso Line (51·1 km): from Toride north to Shimodate on JR East’s Mito Line; Ryugasaki Line (4·5 km): from Sanuki east to Ryugasaki. The Joso Line crosses the Tsukuba Express line with ...
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Kagoshima-shi Kotsu Kyoku
Opened 1912; two-line network serving 35 stops. The system comprises a core line running south from JR Kyushu’s mainline station to Takamibaba, from where route 1 continues south parallel to the coast via Takenohashi and Kōrimoto to Taniyama, whilst route 2 branches west to the high-speed station at Kagoshima-Chūō-Ekimae ...
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Iyotetsu (Iyo Railway)
Three-line local rail and five-line tram network serving Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture, Shikoku. Iyotetsu operates three radial local lines from Matsuyama City station: Takahama line (9·4 km): east to Takahama, opened 1888 (Shikoku’s first railway); Yokogawara line (13·2 km): northwest to Yokogawara, opened 1893, with through service to/from the Takahama ...
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Isumi Railway
Opened in the 1930s, this third sector company operates the former-JNR line from Ohara to Kazusa-Nakano on the Bōsō Peninsula in Chiba prefecture, southeast of Tokyo. At Ohara on the Pacific coast the line interchanges with JR East’s Sotobo line, then runs inland west to Kazusa-Nakano, terminus of the Kominato ...
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Ise Railway
This third sector line links Kawarada on JR Central’s Kansai line and Tsu its Kisei line, on the west side of Ise Bay in Mie prefecture. Opened in 1973, it was intended to provide a shorter mainline link between the Kansai and Kisei lines, providing a direct northeast-to-south link and ...
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IR Ishikawa Railway
This third sector line took over operation of JR West’s Hokuriku Main Line from Kanazawa northeast to Kurikara after the opening of the Hokuriku shinkansen in March 2015. At Kurikara it continues as the Ainokaze Toyama Railway line, with services running through. Address1-1 KuratsukiKanazawa-shi Ishikawa-ken 920-8203JapanPhone+81 76 256 0560Fax+81 76 ...
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Ibara Railway
This third-sector railway was opened in 1999. It runs parallel but inland to the Sanyo shinkansen from Kannabe (Hiroshima prefecture) on JR West’s Fukuen line to Kyone (Okayama prefecture), continuing for 3·4 km over JR West’s Hakubi line to Soja for connection to the Kibi Line. A few trains run ...
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Hokuriku Railway
Operates two disconnected radial lines out of Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture: Asanogawa Line (6·8 km): runs north from Hokutetsu-Kanazawa, alongside JR West’s main station, to Uchinada on the coast; Ishikawa Line (13·8 km): runs west from Nomachi (Kanazawa) station, south of the city centre, to Nishi-Kanazawa (JR West interchange) and ...