Minobu Line

The is a railway line in the Tōkai region of Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It runs between Fuji Station in Fuji, Shizuoka and Kōfu Station in Kōfu, Yamanashi, connecting the Tōkaidō Main Line to the Chūō Main Line.

History

The opened a line from Suzukawa (now ) on the Tōkaidō Main Line to Ōmiya (now Fujinomiya), the southern end of the current route, in 1890.

purchased the tramway in 1912, and converted it to a steam railway the following year, gradually extending the line to , a distance of by 1920. In 1927, the line was electrified, and in 1928 extended to on the Chūō Main Line completing the line with a distance of .

In 1938, the Minobu Line was leased by the government, and nationalized in 1941. The alignment at Fuji was changed in 1968 to allow through trains to operate from Tokyo without requiring a reversal of direction, and the Fuji–Fujinomiya section was double-tracked between 1969 and 1974.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1982, and freight services ceased in 1987, the year that Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) took over operations of the Minobu Line following privatization of Japanese National Railways.

Former connecting lines Fujinomiya station - The Fuji Horse Tramway operated a 20 km 610mm gauge line to Kami-ide between 1909 and 1939.

Operation The Fujikawa limited express service operates between Kōfu and via Fuji using JR Central 373 series EMU trains. Other trains are all-stations "Local" services, with higher frequencies on the Fuji - Nishi-Fujinomiya and - Kōfu sections compared to the section in between. 313 series and 211 series EMUs are used on local services.

Stations Stations marked with "｜" only local services stop. Stations marked with "●" local and Fujikawa limited express services stop. No.Name Distance(km)FujikawaConnectionsLocation富士0.0● Tōkaidō Main LineFujiShizuokaPrefecture柚木1.5｜竪堀2.8｜入山瀬5.6｜富士根8.0｜源道寺9.3｜ Fujinomiya富士宮10.7● 西富士宮11.9｜沼久保16.9｜芝川19.2｜稲子24.0｜十島26.3｜ NanbuYamanashiPrefecture井出29.4｜寄畑31.9｜内船34.1● 甲斐大島39.8｜ Minobu身延43.5● 塩之沢45.7｜波高島50.2｜下部温泉51.7● 甲斐常葉54.1｜市ノ瀬56.1｜久那土58.8｜甲斐岩間60.3● Ichikawamisato落居61.8｜鰍沢口66.8● 市川大門69.8● 市川本町70.7｜芦川71.7｜甲斐上野72.8｜東花輪76.3● Chūō小井川77.5｜常永78.9｜ Shōwa国母81.2｜甲斐住吉83.1｜ Kōfu南甲府84.0● 善光寺86.3｜金手87.2｜甲府88.4● Chūō Main Line

Minobu Line

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