Naruto Line
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 Naruto railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Locale | Tokushima Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stations | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Heavy rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | JR Shikoku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line length | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TheNaruto Line(Minh môn tuyến,Naruto-sen)is a railway line in Japan operated byShikoku Railway Company(JR Shikoku). It connectsIkenotani StationandNaruto StationinNaruto, Tokushima.
History
[edit]In 1916 the Awa Electric Railway Co. opened a line from Nakahara to Naruto, including the Yoshinari–Ikenotani section, which is now part of theKotoku Line.
In 1933 the company was nationalised.
CTC signalling was commissioned in 1977, and freight services ceased in 1984.
Former connecting lines
[edit]- Naruto station - A ferry to Fukura onAwaji Islandenabled connection to the Awaji Railway Co. 23km 1067mm gauge line to Sumoto, where a ferry service toTanagawaoperated. The line opened between 1922 and 1925, was electrified at 600 VDC in 1947 and closed in 1966.
Services
[edit]Although the official start of the line is at Ikenotani, rail services from Naruto are considered outbound, with the reverse being inbound. This is to allow for more efficient connecting service to theKōtoku Lineat Ikenotani.
All regular trains are local service trains. Most trains run through toTokushima,with a few with service through onto theMugi Line.There is no through service to or fromTakamatsu,forcing passengers to transfer at Ikenotani. Moreover, connections to theUzushiolimited express service on the Kōtoku Line are poor, with waits of thirty minutes to an hour for a train.
Some trains arewanmandriver-only operated,with others also having a conductor on board. Due to short platform lengths, the trains of three cars or more only allow the doors of certain cars to open at those stations. In addition, the entire line is single-tracked, with no passing permitted anywhere along the line except at the terminuses of Ikenotani and Naruto.
Station list
[edit]- All stations are located in Naruto, Tokushima.
- Local trains stop at all stations.
- Trains can pass one another at stations marked "◇" and "^" and cannot pass at those marked "｜".
| Station number |
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | ||
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Total | |||||
| N04 | Ikenotani | Trì cốc | - | 0.0 | Kōtoku Line(T04) Most trains through toTokushima |
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| N05 | Awa-Ōtani | A ba đại cốc | 1.3 | 1.3 | ｜ | |
| N06 | Tatsumichi | Lập đạo | 1.7 | 3.0 | ｜ | |
| N07 | Kyōkaimae | Giáo hội tiền | 1.9 | 4.9 | ｜ | |
| N08 | Konpiramae | Kim bỉ la tiền | 0.8 | 5.7 | ｜ | |
| N09 | Muya | Phủ dưỡng | 1.5 | 7.2 | ｜ | |
| N10 | Naruto | Minh môn | 1.3 | 8.5 | ∧ | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
External links
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Media related toNaruto Lineat Wikimedia Commons
- JR Shikoku official website(in Japanese)
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