Himi Line

The Himi Line (氷見線, Himi-sen) is a 16.5 km (10.3 mi) railway line in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Takaoka Station in Takaoka with Himi Station in Himi.

Himi Line
A KiHa 40 DMU on the Himi Line near Amaharashi
Overview
Native name	氷見線
Status	In operation
Owner	JR West
Locale	Toyama Prefecture
Termini	Takaoka Himi
Stations	8
Service
Type	Regional rail
Operator(s)	JR West
Rolling stock	KiHa 40 series DMU
History
Opened	1900
Technical
Line length	16.5 km (10.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Entire line single tracked
Character	Urban
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

Service outline

Although technically different lines, the Himi Line and the Jōhana Line are sometimes advertised as a single entity. Both start from Takaoka Station and share train sets with local livery.

Stations

Name	Japanese	Between (km)	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
Takaoka	高岡	-	0.0	Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line, Jōhana Line	Takaoka	Toyama
Etchū-Nakagawa	越中中川	1.7	1.7
Nōmachi	能町	2.4	4.1	Shinminato Line (Freight only)
Fushiki	伏木	3.2	7.3
Etchū-Kokubu	越中国分	1.7	9.0
Amaharashi	雨晴	1.9	10.9
Shimao	島尾	2.6	13.5		Himi
Himi	氷見	3.0	16.5

History

The line opened on 29 December 1900 between Takaoka and Fushiki, operated by the Chuetsu Railway.^[1] It was extended to Himi on 19 September 1912.^[1] The company was nationalised on 1 September 1920.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the Himi Line was transferred to the ownership and control of JR West.^[1]