Kamikōchi Line

Kamikōchi Line
A 3000 series train on the Kamikōchi Line in February 2008
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAlpico Kōtsū
LocaleMatsumoto, Nagano
Termini
Service
TypeCommuter rail and transport service to Kamikōchi shuttle bus terminal at Shinshimashima
History
Opened2 October 1921
Technical
Line length14.4 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Route map

0.0
Matsumoto
0.4
Nishi-Matsumoto
Ta River
1.1
Nagisa
Narai River
1.9
Shinano-Arai
2.6
Ōniwa
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
Shinshimashima
15.7
Shimashima
(closed December 1984)

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 Shinshimashima, the transportation gateway to Kamikōchi and the Hida Mountains.