All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 54
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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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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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Isfahan Urban Railway Organisation
Opened 2015, Iran’s fifth metro. Single route serving 20 stations. See Isfahan network map. Construction of a light metro began in 2001; tunnelling difficulties delayed the planned 2005 opening, but an initial segment of Line 1 from the north side of the city centre at Shohada northwest to Kosar Town ...
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Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad (LSI)
Short line on the Upper Michigan peninsula, running west from the Lake Superior port of Marquette to iron or mines in the Marquette range. The line is owned by Cliffs Michigan Mining and primarily carries iron ore for shipment. It connects with Canadian National. AddressPO Box 2000IshpemingMarquette, MI 49849USAPhone+1 906 ...
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Israel Railways Ltd (ISR)
First line in what is now Israel opened in 1892. Network now undergoing major expansion and upgrades. See Israel network map. Following independence in 1948, Israel Railways was established. Control passed to the National Ports & Railways Authority in 1988, but ISR was re-established as a government company in 1999. ...
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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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ITL – Zeleznicní spolecnost Praha sro
The Czech representation of ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH, was set up in 2002. It does not operate its own services but is part of the Captrain grouping and wholly-owned by SNCF Geodis. AddressVáclavské Náměstí 6211000 Praha 1Czech RepublicPhone+420 222 210 819Fax+420 2 2221 0822Emailoffice@captrain.cz
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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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Izban
Upgraded service commenced 2010. Cross-city suburban railway serving 38 stations. See Izmir network map. This joint venture between Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and state railway TCDD (owner of the infrastructure) provides commuter services on routes from Alsancak in the centre south to Menderes Airport and Cumaovası, opened in August 2010 (23 ...
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Izmir Metro AS
Opened 2000. Single line serving 23 stations; two light rail networks. See Izmir network map.The initial section opened from Üçyol to Bornova on August 25 2000 (11·9 km, 10 stations), since extended: east to Evka 3 on March 30 2012 (2·3 km, 2 stations); and west to Hatay on December ...
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Jerusalem Light Rail Transit (JRLT)
Opened 2011. Single light rail line serving 35 stops. See Jerusalem network map. Work on the Red line (Line 1) began in 2002 and it opened on August 19 2011, linking Mount Hertzl in the west to ’Heil Ha-Avir to the north of the city (13·8 km, 23 stops). Extensions ...
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Jinan Metro
Opened 2019, China’s 35th metro. Three lines serving 45 stations. See Jinan network map. Work began in 2015 on the metro’s first phase of three lines. Line 1 from Fangte south to Gongyanyuan (26·3 km, 11 stations) began trial running in January 2019 with full service starting on April 1 ...
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Jinhua Rail Transit
Two-line inter-urban metro opened 2022, serving 29 stations; China’s 45th metro network. Jinhua’s first phase plan is for two-line inter-urban metro routes, upon which some construction began on December 2016 with formal groundbreaking in July 2017. The Jinyi line opened on August 30 2022, running northeast from Jinhua to Qintang ...
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Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad (PVJR)
The Lewis & Clark Railway (LINC), a short line owned by Clark County since 1987, was leased to Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad in 2012, having previously been leased to Columbia Basin Railroad since 2004. It runs freight services from a connection with BNSF at Rye Junction, north of Vancouver (WA) ...