Misumi Line
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| Misumi Line | |
|---|---|
 The Misumi Line between Ōda and Akase stations, January 2022 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 三角線 |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | JR Kyushu |
| Locale | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 9 |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | JR Kyushu |
| Rolling stock | KiHa 185 series DMU, KiHa 40 series DMU, KiHa 200 series DMU |
| History | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 25.6 km (15.9 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked |
| Character | Fairly rural |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | None |
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
Misumi Line (三角線, Misumi-sen) is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Uto Station in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture with Misumi Station in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture. The line is known as the Amakusa Misumi Line (あまくさみすみ線),[1] Amakusa being the largest centre beyond Misumi served by the line.
Station list
[edit]| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uto | 宇土 | 0.0 | Kagoshima Main Line | Uto | Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Midorikawa | 緑川 | 4.0 | |||
| Sumiyoshi | 住吉 | 7.2 | |||
| Higo-Nagahama | 肥後長浜 | 11.4 | |||
| Ōda | 網田 | 14.5 | |||
| Akase | 赤瀬 | 18.4 | |||
| Ishiuchi Dam | 石打ダム | 19.6 | Uki | ||
| Hataura | 波多浦 | 23.5 | |||
| Misumi | 三角 | 25.6 | |||
History
[edit]The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1899, and was nationalised in 1907.
Freight services ceased in 1982.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 三角線の愛称が決定しました [Misumi Line nickname announced]. News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ 曽根, 悟 (19 July 2009). 「肥薩線・吉都線・三角線」『週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR』 (2 ed.). 朝日新聞出版.
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