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Minobu Line

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Minobu Line
JR Central 313 series EMU on the Minobu Line in February 2021
Overview
OwnerThe logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central
Termini
Stations39
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR Central
History
Opened1890
Last extension30 March 1928; 96 years ago (1928-03-30)
Technical
Line length88.4 km (54.9 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
SignallingAutomatic Closed block
Train protection systemATS-PT
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map

0.0
Fuji
Motoichiba
closed
1969
Fuji depot
1.5
Yunoki
2.8
Tatebori
5.6
Iriyamase
8.0
Fujine
9.3
Gendōji
10.7
Fujinomiya
11.9
Nishi-Fujinomiya
Junigawa
16.9
Numakubo
19.2
Shibakawa
24.0
Inako
Inako River
26.3
Tōshima
Sano River
29.4
Ide
31.9
Yorihata
34.1
Utsubuna
39.8
Kai-Ōshima
Wada Tunnel
43.5
Minobu
45.7
Shionosawa
Shimobe River
50.2
Hadakajima
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
Shimobe River
51.7
Shimobe-onsen
54.1
Kai-Tokiwa
56.1
Ichinose
Katsusaka tunnel
58.8
Kunado
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
60.3
Kai-Iwama
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
61.8
Ochii
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
66.8
Kajikazawaguchi
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
69.8
Ichikawa-Daimon
70.7
Ichikawa-Hommachi
71.7
Ashigawa
72.8
Kai-Ueno
76.3
Higashi-Hanawa
77.5
Koikawa
New Yamanashi
Ring Road
78.9
Jōei
81.2
Kokubo
83.1
Kai-Sumiyoshi
84.0
Minami-Kōfu
Muddy River
86.3
Zenkōji
87.2
Kanente
88.4
Kōfu
Yamanashi Kōtsū

The Minobu Line (身延線, Minobu-sen) is a railway line in the Tōkai region of Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Fuji Station in Fuji, Shizuoka to Kōfu Station in Kōfu, Yamanashi, and the Tōkaidō Main Line with the Chūō Main Line trunk railroads.

History

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The Fuji Horse Tramway (富士馬車鉄道, Fuji Basha Tetsudō) opened a line from Suzukawa (present Yoshiwara) on the Tōkaidō Main Line to Ōmiya (present Fujinomiya) (the southern end of the current route) in 1890.

The Fuji Minobu Railway (富士身延鉄道, Fuji Minobu Tetsudō) purchased the tramway in 1912, and converted it to a steam railway the following year, gradually extending the line to Minobu, a distance of 26.9 miles (43.3 km) by 1920. In 1927, the line was electrified, and in 1928 extended to Kōfu on the Chūō Main Line completing the line with a distance of 54.7 miles (88.0 km).

In 1938 the Minobu line was leased by the government, and nationalized in 1941. The alignment at Fuji was changed in 1968 to allow through trains to operate from Tokyo without requiring a reversal of direction, and the Fuji - Fujinomiya section was double-tracked between 1969 and 1974.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1982, and freight services ceased in 1987, the year that Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) took over operations of the Minobu Line following privatization of the Japanese National Railways.

Former connecting lines

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  • Fujinomiya station - The Fuji Horse Tramway operated a 20 km 610mm gauge line to Kami-ide between 1909 and 1939.

Operation

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The Fujikawa limited express service operates between Kōfu and Shizuoka via Fuji using JR Central 373 series EMU trains. Other trains are all-stations "Local" services, with higher frequencies on the Fuji - Nishi-Fujinomiya and Kajikazawaguchi - Kōfu sections compared to the section in between. 313 series and 211 series EMUs are used on local services.

Stations

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Stations marked with "|" only local services stop. Stations marked with "●" local and Fujikawa limited express services stop.

No. Name Distance
(km)
Fujikawa Connections Location
CC00 Fuji 富士 0.0 Tōkaidō Main Line Fuji Shizuoka
Prefecture
CC01 Yunoki 柚木 1.5  
CC02 Tatebori 竪堀 2.8  
CC03 Iriyamase 入山瀬 5.6  
CC04 Fujine 富士根 8.0  
CC05 Gendōji 源道寺 9.3   Fujinomiya
CC06 Fujinomiya 富士宮 10.7  
CC07 Nishi-Fujinomiya 西富士宮 11.9  
  Numakubo 沼久保 16.9  
Shibakawa 芝川 19.2  
Inako 稲子 24.0  
Tōshima 十島 26.3   Nanbu Yamanashi
Prefecture
Ide 井出 29.4  
Yorihata 寄畑 31.9  
Utsubuna 内船 34.1  
Kai-Ōshima 甲斐大島 39.8   Minobu
Minobu 身延 43.5  
Shionosawa 塩之沢 45.7  
Hadakajima 波高島 50.2  
Shimobe-onsen 下部温泉 51.7  
Kai-Tokiwa 甲斐常葉 54.1  
Ichinose 市ノ瀬 56.1  
Kunado 久那土 58.8  
Kai-Iwama 甲斐岩間 60.3   Ichikawamisato
Ochii 落居 61.8  
Kajikazawaguchi 鰍沢口 66.8  
Ichikawa-Daimon 市川大門 69.8  
Ichikawa-Hommachi 市川本町 70.7  
Ashigawa 芦川 71.7  
Kai-Ueno 甲斐上野 72.8  
Higashi-Hanawa 東花輪 76.3   Chūō
Koikawa 小井川 77.5  
Jōei 常永 78.9   Shōwa
Kokubo 国母 81.2  
Kai-Sumiyoshi 甲斐住吉 83.1   Kōfu
Minami-Kōfu 南甲府 84.0  
Zenkōji 善光寺 86.3  
Kanente 金手 87.2  
Kōfu 甲府 88.4 Chūō Main Line

See also

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References

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