Sangi Railway Hokusei Line
Narrow gauge (762mm/2'6") railway line in Mie Prefecture, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hokusei Line (北勢線, Hokusei sen), commonly known as the Sangi Hokusei Line, is a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway line owned and operated by the Sangi Railway (三岐鉄道, Sangi tetsudō), a Japanese private railway company. The line connects Nishi-Kuwana Station in Kuwana, Mie with Ageki Station in Inabe, Mie, in Japan. For many years the line was owned by major railway operator Kintetsu but control was transferred to Sangi in April 2003.
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Hokusei Line | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Mie Prefecture |
Termini | |
Stations | 13 |
Service | |
Type | Commuter rail |
Operator(s) | Sangi Railway |
History | |
Opened | 5 April 1914 |
Technical | |
Line length | 20.4 km (12.7 mi) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | Overhead, 750 V DC |
Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph) |
The name Hokusei (北勢) means "northern Mie". It is a kanji abbreviation of "north" (北) and "Ise" (伊勢). Ise (as opposed to "Mie") is used in the name because the northern and central parts of present-day Mie Prefecture were called Ise Province during the Edo era before the modern prefecture system was established.