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Ainokaze Toyama Railway

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36°42′9.3″N 137°12′47.2″E / 36.702583°N 137.213111°E / 36.702583; 137.213111

Ainokaze Toyama Railway
Native name
あいの風とやま鉄道
Company typeThird sector
GenreRail transport
Founded24 July 2012
Headquarters
Toyama, Toyama
,
Japan
Area served
Toyama Prefecture
ServicesPassenger railway
Number of employees
155 (as of January 2015)
Websiteainokaze.co.jp

The Ainokaze Toyama Railway (あいの風とやま鉄道株式会社, Ainokaze Toyama Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Toyama Prefecture when it was separated from the JR West network in March 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa. The company was founded on 24 July 2012, and has its headquarters in Toyama, Toyama.[1]

Shareholders

As of 2013, Toyama Prefecture is the main shareholder, owning 63% of the company's shares, 27% is owned by municipalities within Toyama Prefecture, and 10% is owned by private-sector businesses.[1]

Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line

Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
Overview
Native nameあいの風とやま鉄道線
StatusOperational
OwnerAinokaze Toyama Railway
LocaleIshikawa Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
Termini
Stations21
Service
TypeRegional rail
Rolling stock413 series/521 series EMUs
History
Opened1898
Technical
Line length100.1 km (62.2 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

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From 14 March 2015, the Ainokaze Toyama Railway took over control of local passenger operations on the 100.1 km section JR West Hokuriku Main Line between Ichiburi in neighbouring Niigata Prefecture and Kurikara in neighbouring Ishikawa Prefecture, with a total of 21 stations.[2]

Service outline

While the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line officially stretches from Kurikara in the west to Ichiburi in the east, most services terminate at Toyama to the east, with a same-platform transfer provided to Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line services.[2] Some through services continue over the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line to and from Itoigawa.[2] To the west, most services continue to and from Kanazawa over the IR Ishikawa Railway Line.[2] In addition to all-stations "Local" (普通, futsū) services, limited-stop "Rapid" services named Ainokaze Liner (あいの風ライナー) operate between Tomari and Toyama or Kanazawa during the weekday morning and evening peaks. A supplementary liner fare of 300 yen is required to board these services, and all seats are reserved.[2]

ICOCA and other compatible IC farecards can be used on the line since 26 March 2015.[2]

Stations

Station Japanese Rapid Transfers Location
Kurikara 倶利伽羅 | IR Ishikawa Railway Line Tsubata, Kahoku Ishikawa Prefecture
Isurugi 石動 O   Oyabe Toyama Prefecture
Fukuoka 福岡 | Takaoka
Nishi-Takaoka 西高岡 |
Toyama 高岡 O Jōhana Line
Himi Line
Manyōsen Takaoka Kidō Line (Manyosen)
Etchū-Daimon 越中大門 |   Imizu
Imizu 小杉 O
Kureha 呉羽 | Toyama
Toyama 富山 O Toyama Light Rail Toyamakō Line (Toyamaekikita)
Toyama Chiho Railway Main Line (Dentetsu-Toyama), Toyama City Tram Line (Toyama-Ekimae)
Takayama Main Line
Higashi-Toyama 東富山 |  
Mizuhashi 水橋 |
Namerikawa 滑川 O Toyama Chiho Railway Main Line Namerikawa
Higashi-Namerikawa 東滑川 |
Uozu 魚津 O Toyama Chiho Railway Main Line (Shin-Uozu) Uozu
Kurobe 黒部 O   Kurobe
Ikuji 生地 |
Nishi-Nyūzen 西入善 | Nyūzen, Shimoniikawa
Nyūzen 入善 O
Toyama 泊 O Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line Asahi
Etchū-Miyazaki 越中宮崎    
Ichiburi 市振 Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line Itoigawa Niigata Prefecture

Rolling stock

Services on the line use a fleet of 16 two-car 521 series (2nd-batch type) electric multiple unit (EMU) trains and five three-car 413 series EMUs (former sets B01 to B03, B07, and B10) acquired from JR West.[3] The 521 series trains will receive a new livery with a blue wave design on the seaward (north) side and a green wave design on the landward (south) side.[2] While both the Ainokaze Toyama Railway and neighbouring IR Ishikawa Railway operate similar 521 series trains, the respective operators' trains do not run coupled together.[2]

As of 1 April 2015, the 521 series and 413 series fleets are as follows.[4]

521 series

An Ainokaze Toyama Railway 521 series EMU at Tomari Station in June 2015
Set No. Former JR West set No. Manufacturer Delivery date
AK01 6 Kinki Sharyo 27 October 2009
AK02 7 Kinki Sharyo 27 October 2009
AK03 8 Kinki Sharyo 22 December 2009
AK04 9 Kinki Sharyo 22 December 2009
AK05 11 Kinki Sharyo 15 February 2010
AK06 12 Kinki Sharyo 15 February 2010
AK07 13 Kinki Sharyo 2 March 2010
AK08 15 Kinki Sharyo 2 March 2010
AK09 16 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 18 December 2010
AK10 17 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 18 December 2010
AK11 18 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 18 December 2010
AK12 21 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 12 January 2011
AK13 23 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 26 January 2011
AK14 24 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 26 January 2011
AK15 31 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 24 February 2011
AK16 32 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 24 February 2011

413 series

JR West 413 series EMU set B03
Set No. Former JR West set No. Livery
AM01 B01   Hokuriku white/blue
AM02 B02   Hokuriku white/blue
AM03 B03   All-over blue No. 1
AM04 B07   All-over blue No. 1
AM05 B10   All-over blue No. 1

Future developments

An additional 521 series set is to be ordered during fiscal 2016 or 2017, and one of the 413 series sets is to be modified for use as a special-event train in the first half of fiscal 2016, with new seat covers and a new external livery. The train will also be used to provide additional capacity on regular services during the peak periods.[5] From the first half of fiscal 2018, a 413 series set will be rebuilt as a tourist train, returning to service on the line in the second half of fiscal 2018.[5]

History

The company was founded on 24 July 2012.[1] The company name "Ainokaze Toyama Railway" was announced on 30 May 2013.[6] Ainokaze refers to a north-easterly breeze that blows in the region in spring and summer, and is mentioned in the Manyoshu collection of Japanese poetry.[6]

The company was formally granted a railway operating license by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on 28 February 2014.[7]

Future developments

New stations are planned to be built between Takaoka and Nishi-Takaoka, and between Toyama and Higashi-Toyama.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 会社概要 (in Japanese). Japan: Ainokaze Toyama Railway. 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Osano, Kagetoshi (March 2015). 　北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 28–33. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (June 2015). 北陸新幹線長野ー金沢間開業 並行在来線4社5路線を訪ねて（１）. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55, no. 650. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 42–47. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ JR電車編成表 2015夏 (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 20 May 2015. p. 142. ISBN 978-4-330-56915-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b 観光列車の整備について (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ainokaze Toyama Railway. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c 富山県の北陸新幹線並行在来線、新社名は「あいの風とやま鉄道」に内定!. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ しなの鉄道（株）、えちごトキめき鉄道（株）、あいの風とやま鉄道（株）及びＩＲいしかわ鉄道（株）申請の第一種鉄道事業許可について. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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