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| Other name(s) | Biwako Line (Maibara - Nagahama) |
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| Native name | 北陸本線 |
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| Status | Operational |
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| Owner | JR West |
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| Stations | 12 |
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| Type | Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Intercity rail |
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| Operator(s) | JR West, JR Freight |
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| Opened | Stages between 1882 and 1902 |
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| Closed |
- March 14, 2015 (2015-03-14): Kanazawa - Naoetsu (Converted to a third sector railway)
- March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16): Tsuruga - Kanazawa (Converted to a third sector railway)
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| Line length | 45.9 km (28.5 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, 20 kV/60 Hz AC overhead line |
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| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
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Operating points and lines |
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Tōkaidō Main Line |
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0.0 |
Maibara |
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See Biwako Line |
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7.7 |
Nagahama |
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Former Tōkaidō Main Line |
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12.8 |
Torahime |
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15.6 |
Kawake |
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Nippon Electric Glass |
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18.2 |
Takatsuki |
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22.4 |
Kinomoto |
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Former Line (Yanagase Line) |
Until 1964 |
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26.5 |
Yogo |
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Nakanogo |
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Yamagase/Yogo Tunnel, Shinyogo Tunnel |
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Karigaya |
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Kosei Line |
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31.4 |
Ōmi-Shiotsu |
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Kutsukake (Signal Box) |
Until 1966 |
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Yanagase Tunnel |
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New Hukazaka Tunnel |
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Tōdōnishiguchi |
Until 1884 |
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Tone |
(1913-1964) |
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Asoguchi |
Until 1884 |
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39.2 |
Shin-Hikida |
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Hikida |
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Hatsuhara (Signal Box) |
Until 1963 |
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Obama Line |
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Toyobo |
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Tsuruga |
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Tsuruga |
Until 1909 |
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Tsuruga New Port |
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Tsuruga Port |
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Miyama (Signal Box) |
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Current conversion |
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Shimbo |
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Habara (Signal Box) |
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Habara Tunnel |
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Hokuriku Tunnel |
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Suizu |
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Yamanaka (Signal Box) |
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Ōgiri |
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62.5 |
Minami-Imajō |
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Imajō Tunnel |
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Imajō |
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Yunoo Tunnel |
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68.7 |
Yunoo |
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72.2 |
Nanjō |
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76.7 |
Ōshio |
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81.0 |
Takefu Left: Shatakefu |
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Fukui Railway Nanetsu Line |
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Fukui Railway Fukubu Line |
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Hinogawa |
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86.2 |
Sabae |
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Fukui Railway Seihō Line |
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89.4 |
Kita-Sabae |
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94.1 |
Ōdoro |
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Etsumi-Hoku Line |
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97.3 |
Echizen-Hanandō |
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98.1 |
Minami-Fukui (Freight Terminal) |
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Asuwagawa |
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99.9 |
Fukui Fukui Railway (Fukui Station) |
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Shin-Fukui |
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Fukui-Guchi |
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Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line |
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Tawaramachi |
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Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line |
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103.0 |
Kita-Fukui |
Until 1951 |
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104.4 |
Kuzuryū (Temporary Signal Box) |
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(Until 1949) |
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Kuzuryū River |
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105.8 |
Morita |
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108.1 |
Harue |
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Nishinagata |
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Keifuku Maruoka Line |
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111.9 |
Maruoka |
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114.9 |
Echizen Shimonoseki |
Until 1940 |
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Keifuku Eiheiji Line |
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117.6 |
Awaraonsen |
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Mikuni Line |
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121.4 |
Hosorogi |
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124.5 |
Ushinoya |
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Ushinomiya Tunnel |
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127.2 |
Kumasaka (Signal Box) |
Until 1963 |
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130.2 |
Daishōji |
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Hokuriku Railroad Yamanaka Line |
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134.3 |
Kagaonsen |
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Hokutetsu Yamashiro Line, Katayamazu Line |
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137.5 |
Iburihashi |
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Hokutetsu Awazu Line |
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142.4 |
Awazu |
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For former Komatsu Navy Air Base |
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Ogoya Railway |
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Shin-Komatsu |
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148.2 |
Komatsu |
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Hokutetsu Komatsu Line |
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Kakehashi River |
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151.0 |
Meihō |
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151.5 |
Matsunashi (Signal Box) |
Until 1963 |
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Hokutetsu Nomi Line |
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154.0 |
Nomineagari Left： Shin-Terai |
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For Denki Kagaku Kogyo |
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157.0 |
Komaiko |
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Tedorigawa |
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158.8 |
Mikawa |
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162.8 |
Kaga-Kasama |
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Hakusan Rail Yard |
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167.2 |
Mattō |
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Kanazawa Rail Yard |
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Hokutetsu Shōkin Line |
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170.5 |
Nonoichi |
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Hokutetsu Ishikawa Line |
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172.9 |
Nishi-Kanazawa Left: Shin-Nishikanazawa |
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Saigawa |
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Nakabashi/Hokutetsu Kanaiwa Line |
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Hokutetsu Kanazawa City Line |
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176.6 |
Kanazawa |
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Kanazawa |
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Horikawa |
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Hokutetsu Asanogawa Line |
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Asanogawa |
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Hokuriku Shinkansen |
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Kanazawa Rail Yard |
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IR Ishikawa Railway Line |
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The Hokuriku Main Line (Japanese: 北陸本線, romanized: Hokuriku-honsen) is a 45.9-kilometer (28.5 mi) railway line owned by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga, with Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui. The line formerly extended as far as Naoetsu Station in Joetsu, Niigata; however, the section between Tsuruga Station and Naoetsu Station is now operated by several third-sector railway companies. The line links the Hokuriku region on the northern central coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, to the regions of Kansai, Tōkai, Kantō, and Tōhoku.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen was opened on 14 March 2015 between Nagano and Kanazawa, resulting in the section between Kanazawa Station and Naoetsu Station being transferred to a third-sector railway company. Narrow-gauge limited expresses such as the Thunderbird and Shirasagi are common sights along the line. A further extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga opened on 16 March 2024, resulting in this section of the Hokuriku Main Line being transferred from JR West to the third-sector companies Hapi-Line Fukui and the IR Ishikawa Railway. Of the line's original 354 km (220 mi) between Naoetsu and Maibara, just 45.9 km (28.5 mi) remains under the aegis of JR West.
The Hokuriku Main Line is double tracked and completely electrified: the section from Maibara to Tsuruga use 1,500 V DC power, while the section from Tsuruga to Kanazawa uses 20 kV AC, 60 Hz power.
JR Freight operated a small branch line for freight from Tsuruga Station to a container facility at the port of Tsuruga, but the services ceased in 2009.
