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Kuroishi LineKuroishi Line
Kawabe Station (1997)
Overview
Native name黒石線
StatusCeased operation
Owner弘南鉄道 Kōnan Railway
LocaleAomori
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeCommuter rail line
Operator(s)弘南鉄道 Kōnan Railway
History
Opened15 August 1912; 112 years ago (1912-08-15)
Closed1 April 1998
Technical
Line length6.2 km (3.9 mi)
Number of tracksEntirely Single-tracked
CharacterRural and urban
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone

The Kuroishi Line (黒石線, Kuroishi-sen) was a rail line of a Japanese minor private railway, Kōnan Railway in Aomori Prefecture, from Kawabe Station in Inakadate to Kuroishi Station in Kuroishi. Originally the line was opened as Kuroishi Light railway (黒石軽便線, Kuroishi-keiben-sen) in 1912, merged to Kōnan Railway in 1984, and closed in 1998.

History

The line was initially constructed by Ministry of Railways as Kuroishi Light railway line in August 1912. The line was renamed to Kuroishi Line on 1922. The line was listed in the 1st phase of Specified local lines due to low passengers from people using the Konan Line which also headed to Kuroishi, and it was transferred to Konan Railway on 1984. However, the line closed in 1998 due to the lack of users.

Route data

Station list

Name Distance
(km)
Connections Location
Kawabe 川部 0.0 Ōu Main Line Gonō Line Minamitsugaru District, Inakadate
Maedayashiki 前田屋敷 2.9  
Kuroishi 黒石 6.2 Kōnan Line Kuroishi, Aomori
Specified local lines
First phase
Second phase
Third phase

References

  1. "懐かしの国鉄ローカル線 写真特集:時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  2. ^ "会社沿革|弘南鉄道株式会社". konantetsudo.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-09.


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