Type Regional rail Stations 14 Line length 29.9 km (18.6 mi) | Locale Toyama Prefecture Opened 1897 Number of tracks 1 | |
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Owner West Japan Railway Company Terminis Takaoka Station, Jōhana Station | ||
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The Jōhana Line (城端線, Jōhana-sen) is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It connects Takaoka with Johana.
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Route data
History
The line was opened in 1897 by the Chūetsu Railway (中越鉄道) as the Chūetsu Line (中越線) between Fushiki (on the present-day Himi Line) and Jōhana via Takaoka. The line was nationalised on 1 September 1920. The Chūetsu Line was renamed the Jōhana Line from 1 August 1942 following the incorporation of the Fushiki to Takaoka section into the Himi Line.
CTC signalling was commissioned over the entire line in 1983.
From 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, the Jōhana Line came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
On 14 March 2015, Shin-Takaoka station opened on the line to coincide with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa Station.