Kamikōchi Line

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.[1]

Kamikōchi Line
A 3000 series train on the Kamikōchi Line in February 2008
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAlpico Kōtsū
LocaleMatsumoto, Nagano
TerminiMatsumoto
Shinshimashima
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)

Stations

All stations on the line are located in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano.

Name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers
Matsumoto松本0.0Shinonoi Line
Oito Line
Nishi-Matsumoto西松本0.4 
Nagisa1.1
Shinano-Arai信濃荒井1.9
Ōniwa大庭2.6
Shimonii下新4.4
Kitanii-Matsumotodaigakumae北新・松本大学前5.4
Niimura新村6.2
Samizo三溝7.6
Moriguchi森口8.6
Shimojima下島9.5
Hata波田11.1
Endō渕東12.7
Shinshimashima新島々14.4

Rolling stock

As of 1 April 2017, services on the line are operated using a fleet of four two-car 3000 series stainless steel electric multiple unit (EMU) trains, which were formerly Keio 3000 series EMUs.[2]

With the raising of the overhead power supply voltage to 1,500 V DC in December 1986, the line's fleet was replaced by four two-car former Tokyu 5000 series EMUs.[3] As these trains did not have air-conditioning, they were replaced between 1999 and 2000 by four two-car former Keio 3000 series EMUs.[3]

History

The line opened on 2 October 1921 as the Chikuma Railway (筑摩鉄道) from Matsumoto to Niimura, electrified at 600 V DC.[3] The line was extended to Shimashima Station (now closed), opening on 26 September 1922.[3]

On 27 December 1932, the Chikuma Railway was renamed the Matsumoto Electric Railway (松本電気鉄道).[3]

The overhead line power supply voltage was increased from 600 V DC to 750 V DC in 1957, and further raised to 1,500 V DC in December 1986.[3]

Freight services were discontinued from 1 December 1973.[3]

In September 1983, landslides caused by Typhoon Forrest resulted in suspension of services on the line beyond Shinshimashima to Shimashima.[3] This section was formally closed on 31 December 1984.[3]

On 1 April 2011, following a merger with local bus operators, the operating company was renamed Alpico Kōtsū.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Kamikochi Access Routes - Train". Kamikochi Official Website. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. 私鉄車両編成表 2017 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2017] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2017. p. 91. ISBN 978-4-330-81317-2.
  3. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 85, 240. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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