IR Ishikawa Railway
File:Ir ishikawa logo.png | |
Native name
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IRいしかわ鉄道 |
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Third sector | |
Genre | Rail transport |
Founded | 28 August 2012 |
Headquarters | Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan |
Area served
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Ishikawa Prefecture |
Services | Passenger railway |
Website | ishikawa-railway |
The IR Ishikawa Railway (IRいしかわ鉄道株式会社 IR Ishikawa Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Ishikawa Prefecture when it was separated from the JR West network on 14 March 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa. The company was founded on 28 August 2012, and has its headquarters in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.[1]
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Shares in the company are owned by Ishikawa Prefecture, the city of Kanazawa, the town of Tsubata, and private-sector businesses.[1]
IR Ishikawa Railway Line
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Native name | IRいしかわ鉄道線 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Regional rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Ishikawa Prefecture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termini | Kanazawa Kurikara |
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Stations | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 November 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | IR Ishikawa Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | 521 series EMUs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line length | 17.8 km (11.1 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 20 kV AC (60 Hz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From 14 March 2015, the IR Ishikawa Railway took over control of local passenger operations on the 17.8 km section JR West Hokuriku Main Line between Kanazawa and Kurikara, with a total of five stations (although Kanazawa Station remains under the control of JR West).[2]
Service outline
All services inter-run either to and from the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line (and Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line) to the east or over the JR West Nanao Line branching off at Tsubata.[2] Limited-stop "Rapid" services named Ainokaze Liner (あいの風ライナー?) are operated between Kanazawa and Tomari by Ainokaze Toyama Railway during the weekday morning and evening peaks, but these do not serve any IR Ishikawa Railway stations other than Kanazawa.[2] Noto Kagaribi (Kanazawa - Wakura-Onsen) and Thunderbird (Osaka - Wakura-Onsen) limited express services also operate over the section of the line between Kanazawa and Tsubata, with some services calling at Tsubata.[2]
Stations
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Rapid | Transfers | Location |
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Kanazawa | 金沢 | 0.0 | O | Hokuriku Main Line Hokuriku Railroad Asanogawa Line (Hokutetsu-Kanazawa) |
Kanazawa, Ishikawa |
Higashi-Kanazawa | 東金沢 | 2.6 | | | ||
Morimoto | 森本 | 5.4 | | | ||
Tsubata | 津幡 | 11.5 | | | Nanao Line | Tsubata, Ishikawa |
Kurikara | 倶利伽羅 | 17.8 | | | Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line |
Rolling stock
The company operates a fleet of five 2-car 521 series EMU trains; three 2nd-batch sets (10, 14, and 30) were transferred from JR West, and two 3rd-batch sets (55 and 56) were newly built. The two new sets were initially delivered in February 2015 in standard JR West livery, but were repainted into the IR Ishikawa Railway livery before entering service.[3] Trains are normally operated as two- or four-car formations.[3]
As of 1 April 2015[update], the 521 series fleet is as follows.[4]
Set No. | Former set No. | Manufacturer | Delivery date | Livery accent colour |
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IR01 | 10 | Kinki Sharyo | 22 December 2009 | ■ Light green |
IR02 | 14 | Kinki Sharyo | 2 March 2010 | ■ Purple |
IR03 | 30 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 15 February 2011 | ■ Indigo |
IR04 | 55 | Kinki Sharyo | 6 February 2015 | ■ Ochre |
IR05 | 56 | Kinki Sharyo | 6 February 2015 | ■ Maroon |
History
The line eastward from Kanazawa was opened on 1 November 1898 on the Hokuriku Main Line.[5] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the line came under the control of JR West.[5]
The new third-sector operating company was founded on 28 August 2012,[1] and was renamed IR Ishikawa Railway from 1 August 2013.[6] The company was formally granted a railway operating license by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on 28 February 2014.[7]
See also
References
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