Misumi Line
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| Misumi Line | |
|---|---|
 The Misumi Line between Sumiyoshi and Higo-Nagahama stations, August 2010 | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | JR Kyushu |
| Locale | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 9 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 25.6 km (15.9 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Misumi Line (三角線, Misumi-sen) is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Uto Station in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture with Misumi Station in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture. The line is known as the Amakusa Misumi Line (あまくさみすみ線),[1] Amakusa being the largest centre beyond Misumi served by the line.
Station list
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uto | 宇土 | 0.0 | Kagoshima Main Line | Uto | Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Midorikawa | 緑川 | 4.0 | |||
| Kumamoto | 住吉 | 7.2 | |||
| Higo-Nagahama | 肥後長浜 | 11.4 | |||
| Kumamoto | 網田 | 14.5 | |||
| Akase | 赤瀬 | 18.4 | |||
| Ishiuchi Dam | 石打ダム | 19.6 | Uki | ||
| Hataura | 波多浦 | 23.5 | |||
| Misumi | 三角 | 25.6 | |||
History
The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1899, and was nationalised in 1907.
Freight services ceased in 1982.[citation needed]
References
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This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
- ^ 三角線の愛称が決定しました. News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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