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Stats |
| Opened |
1997 |
| Prefecture |
Niigata |
| Cities served |
Echigo-Yuzawa
Naoetsu |
| Gauge |
1067mm |
| Stations |
12 |
| Power |
Overhead |
| Length |
59.5 km |
| First Visit |
2008 |
| Last Visit |
2010 |
| % Rode |
100% |
| Data date |
2011 |
This railway is a "short-cut" Line branching off
the JR Joetsu line at Echigo-Yuzawa (Shinkansen stop as well) then cuts
southward to the Shin-Etsu line at Naoetsu. It is one of the fastest
non-Shinkansen trains in Japan at 160km/h, on narrow gauge track no-less!
There is Limited Stop express service on the line, that actually doesn't
make any stops on this section running from Echigo-Yuzawa to Kanazawa. It
is expected once the Hokuriku Shinkansen opens towards Toyama and Kanazawa
in 2014, this line's current profitability will most likely suffer.
Click on any image to enlarge!
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 The
Hokuhoku Line local train at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08) |
 The
Hokuhoku Line local train at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08) |
 Hokuhoku
Express at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08) |
 Hokuhoku
Express at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08) |
 Hokuhoku
Express at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08) |
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The
Hokuhoku Line local train at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08)
The
Hokuhoku Line local train at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08)
Hokuhoku
Express at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08)
Hokuhoku
Express at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08)
Hokuhoku
Express at Echigo Yuzawa (12/16/08)