Nagaragawa Railway Etsumi-Nan Line

Etsumi-Nan Line 越美南線
Nagaragawa Railway Nagara 3 Series train
Overview
Stations	38
Operation
Owner	Nagaragawa Railway
Technical
Line length	72.1 km (44.80 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Not electrified

The Etsumi-Nan Line (越美南線, Etsumi Nansen^?, "Etsumi South Line") is Japanese railway line in Gifu Prefecture, between Mino-Ōta, Minokamo and Hokunō, Gujō. This is the only railway line Nagaragawa Railway (長良川鉄道, Nagaragawa Tetsudō^?) operates. The line was originally operated by Japanese National Railways. JNR planned to connect Etsumi-Nan Line and Etsumi-Hoku Line ("Etsumi North Line"), but the plan was never realized. The north line was later succeeded by JR West, while the south line was taken by Nagaragawa Railway, a newly founded third sector company, in 1986. As the company name suggests, the line runs along Nagara River (長良川, Nagaragawa^?). Because of the declining population and frequent natural disasters (such as typhoons or snow falls), it is in dire business condition.

Basic data

• Distance: 72.1 km / 44.8 mi.
• Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
• Stations: 38
• Double-track line: None
• Electric supply: Not electrified
• Railway signalling:
  • Mino-Ōta — Mino-Shirotori: Simplified automatic
  • Mino-Shirotori — Hokunō: Staff token

Stations

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
		Between Stations	Total
Mino-Ōta	美濃太田駅	-	0.0	JR Central: Taita Line, Takayama Main Line	Minokamo	Gifu
Maehira-Kōen	前平公園駅	1.7	1.7
Kamono	加茂野駅	2.0	3.7
Tomika	富加駅	2.2	5.9		Tomika, Kamo District
Seki-Tomioka	関富岡駅	2.3	8.2		Seki
Seki-guchi	関口駅	1.5	9.7
Hamonokaikan-mae	刃物会館前駅	1.5	11.2
Seki	関駅	0.8	12.0
Seki-Shiyakusho-mae	関市役所前駅	1.0	13.0
Seki-Shimouchi	関下有知駅	1.6	14.6
Matsumori	松森駅	1.5	16.1		Mino
Minoshi	美濃市駅	1.6	17.7
Umeyama	梅山駅	1.1	18.8
Yunohora-Onsen-guchi	湯の洞温泉口駅	3.5	22.3
Suhara	洲原駅	2.4	24.7
Hanno	母野駅	1.4	26.1		Gujō
Konno	木尾駅	1.2	27.3
Yasaka	八坂駅	2.1	29.4
Minami-Kodakara-Onsen	みなみ子宝温泉駅	1.2	30.6
Ōya	大矢駅	1.2	31.8
Fukuno	福野駅	1.1	32.9
Minami-Kariyasu	美並苅安駅	1.9	34.8
Akaike	赤池駅	1.5	36.3
Fukado	深戸駅	2.2	38.5
Aioi	相生駅	4.5	43.0
Gujō-Hachiman	郡上八幡駅	3.9	46.9
Shizen'en-mae	自然園前駅	4.0	50.9
Yamada	山田駅	3.1	54.0
Tokunaga	:徳永駅	1.9	55.9
Gujō-Yamato	郡上大和駅	1.4	57.3
Mamba	万場駅	2.4	59.7
Kami-Mamba	上万場駅	1.4	61.1
Ōnaka	大中駅	1.3	62.4
Ōshima	大島駅	1.9	64.3
Mino-Shirotori	美濃白鳥駅	1.8	66.1
Shirotori-Kōgen	白鳥高原駅	3.5	69.6
Hakusan-Nagataki	白山長滝駅	1.3	70.9
Hokunō	北濃駅	1.2	72.1

See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan
• Etsumi-Hoku Line

External links

• (Japanese) Nagaragawa Railway official website