The was a Japanese

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line of

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, between Anamizu Station in Anamizu, Hōsu District and Takojima Station in

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. This railway line closed on April 1, 2005.

Line data

* Length: 61 km *

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: * Number of stations: 30 * Double Track: None (single track) * Electrified Section: None (non electrified)

History

The first 22.9-km section of the Noto Line of

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) between Anamizu Station and Ukawa Station opened on June 15, 1959. It was extended 9.9 km to Ushitsu Station on April 17, 1960, 13.8 km to

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on October 1, 1963 and 14.5 km to Takojima Station on September 21, 1964 completing the line of 61.1 km in total, and featuring 49 tunnels in that distance. Following the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the line was operated by

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until the company transferred the operation of the line to Noto Railway on March 25, 1988. The line was closed on April 1, 2005.

Stations

References

{{Specified local lines, state=collapsed Closed railway lines in Japan Rail transport in Ishikawa Prefecture Railway lines opened in 1959 Defunct railroads Railway lines closed in 2005 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Japanese third-sector railway lines 1959 establishments in Japan 2005 disestablishments in Japan