Kamikōchi Line

Kamikōchi Line

Highland Rail service on the Kamikōchi Line
Overview
Type Commuter rail and transport service to Kamikōchi shuttle bus terminal at Shin-Shimashima
Locale Matsumoto, Nagano
Termini Matsumoto
Shin-Shimashima
Operation
Opened 1921
Owner Alpico Kōtsū
Technical
Line length 14.4 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Route map
Legend
Shinonoi Line / Ōito Line
0.0 Matsumoto
0.4 Nishi-Matsumoto
Ta River
1.1 Nagisa
Narai River
1.9 Shinano-Arai
2.6 Ōniwa
Nagano Expressway
4.4 Shimonii
5.4 Kitanii-Matsumotodaigakumae
6.2 Niimura
7.6 Samizo
8.6 Moriguchi
9.5 Shimojima
11.1 Hata
12.7 Endō
14.4 Shin-Shimashima
15.7 Shimashima(closed in 1985)

The Kamikōchi Line (上高地線 Kamikōchi-sen) is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Alpico Kōtsū in the western suburbs of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The line connects Matsumoto with Shin-Shimashima, the transportation gateway to Kamikōchi and the Hida Mountains.[1]

History

The line opened to Shimashima (1.3 km beyond Shin-Shimashima) between 1921 and 1922, electrified at 600 VDC. This was increased to 750 VDC in 1957. Freight services ceased in 1973.

In 1983 landslides caused by Typhoon Forrest resulted in the closure of the line beyond Shin-Shimashima, and the line voltage was increased to 1500 VDC in 1986.

See also

References

  1. "Kamikochi Access Routes - Train". Kamikochi Official Website. Retrieved 28 August 2014.


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