Tarumi Line

The is a Japanese railway line in Gifu Prefecture, between Ōgaki Station, Ōgaki and Tarumi Station, Motosu. It is the only railway line of the third-sector operator . There was a freight rail service that transported cement for Sumitomo Ōsaka Cement of Sumitomo Group Gifu factory. It once accounted for 40% of the whole revenue, but the freight operation ceased in spring 2006.

Basic data

• Distance:
• Gauge: Template:RailGauge
• Stations: 19
• Track: Single
• Power: Diesel
• Railway signalling: Simplified automatic (ATS-S, ST)
• Stations with passing loops: 4 (Higashi-Ōgaki, Kitagata-Makuwa, Motosu, and Kōmi)

Stations

No.	Name		Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
TR01	Template:STN	大垣	0.0	Tōkaidō Main Line Yōrō Railway Yōrō Line	Gifu	Ōgaki
TR02	Template:STN	東大垣	2.7
TR03	Template:STN	横屋	4.5			Mizuho
TR04	Template:STN	十九条	5.5
TR05	Template:STN	美江寺	7.5
TR06	Template:STN	北方真桑	10.8			Motosu
TR07	Template:STN	モレラ岐阜	12.5
TR08	Template:STN	糸貫	13.4
TR09	Template:STN	本巣	16.2
TR10	Template:STN	織部	17.5
TR11	Template:STN	木知原	20.2
TR12	Template:STN	谷汲口	21.6			Ibigawa, Ibi District
TR13	Template:STN	神海	23.6			Motosu
TR14	Template:STN	高科	25.2			Ibigawa, Ibi District
TR15	Template:STN	鍋原	26.4			Motosu
TR16	Template:STN	日当	28.3
TR17	Template:STN	高尾	30.5
TR18	Template:STN	水鳥	32.5
TR19	Template:STN	樽見	34.5

History

Approved under the Railway Construction Act as a railway line from Ōgaki via Ōno in Fukui Prefecture to Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, construction began in 1935, was suspended during the Pacific War and resumed in 1952. The first section opened in 1956 between Ōgaki and Template:STN. Two years later, an extension to (present-day Template:STN) was made. Construction beyond there continued until it was suspended in 1979.

Freight services ceased in 1974, and in 1984 (due to its operating deficit, sparse traffic and dead end route) the operation and ownership of the line was transferred from the then Japan National Railways (JNR) to the third-sector Tarumi Railway. A major shareholder was the Sumitomo Cement Co., which began freight shipments from Motosu. The improved financial situation resulted in construction being resumed, and the extension from Kōmi to Tarumi opened in 1989. The Sumitomo cement traffic ceased in 2006, with the line becoming a passenger-only operation.

See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

External links

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