Classic route
Etsumi-Hoku Line
Fukui → Kuzuryūko · Japan
The Kuzuryū Line, completed in 1972: one-car KiHa 120s climb from Fukui through the castle town of Ōno to a dam lake, the last stretch still worked with a single staff, one of two left on JR.
- Distance
- 55 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 33 min
- Average speed
- 35 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmFukui +1
- 3 kmEchizen-Hanandō
- 5 kmRokujō
- 6 kmAsuwa
- 8 kmEchizen-Tōgō
- 11 kmIchijōdani
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- 14 kmEchizen-Takada
- 15 kmIchinami
- 17 kmKowashōzu
- 20 kmMiyama
- 22 kmEchizen-Yakushi
- 25 kmEchizen-Ōmiya
- 27 kmHakariishi
- 30 kmUshigahara
- 32 kmKita-Ono
- 34 kmEchizen-Ono
- 37 kmEchizen-Tano
- 38 kmEchizen-Tomida
- 41 kmShimo-Yuino
- 42 kmKakigashima
- 45 kmKadohara
- 51 kmEchizen-Shimoyama
- 55 kmKuzuryuko
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 11491531: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR West, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Etsumi-Hoku Line?
The Etsumi-Hoku Line runs 55 km from Fukui to Kuzuryūko.
How long does the Etsumi-Hoku Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 33 min for the 55 km. That is an average of 35 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Etsumi-Hoku Line?
JR West, with KiHa 120 railcar.
How old is the Etsumi-Hoku Line?
The line has been in service since 1972. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Etsumi-Hoku Line run?
4–5× daily to Kuzuryūko.
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