Type Heavy rail Stations 37 Line length 148.0 km (92.0 mi) Owner Kyushu Railway Company | Locale Kyushu Opened 1 April 1914 Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Termini Ōita Station | |
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815 h hi main line local train ride
The Hōhi Main Line (豊肥本線, Hōhi-honsen) is a railway line in Kyushu, southern Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects the west and east coasts of the island. The line originates at Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto and ends at terminal of Ōita Station in Ōita.
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- Data
- Stations
- History
- Typhoon damage
- Former connecting lines
- References
In 2012, part of the line was seriously damaged by heavy rain, making it impassable. It took a year to rebuild.
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Data
Stations
•: Stops, |: Passes throughHistory
Construction of the line commenced from both Oita and Kumamoto in 1914, with connection being achieved with the opening of the Miyaji - Tamarai section in 1928.
Steam locomotives were withdrawn from the line in 1973, and CTC signalling was commissioned on the entire line in 1983. The 22.5 km Kumamoto - Higoozu section was electrified in 1999.
Typhoon damage
In 1990-91, the line was severed for a year by landslides caused by torrential rain, with a further eight-month period of disruption occurring in 1993-94.
A three-month period of disruption occurred in 2004, and the line was severed from July 2012 until August 2013 due to further landslides induced by torrential rainfall.