Misumi Line

Misumi Line
Misumi Line
	The Misumi Line between Ōda and Akase stations, January 2022
Overview
Native name	三角線
Status	In operation
Owner	JR Kyushu
Locale	Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Termini	Uto; Misumi;
Stations	9
Service
Operator(s)	JR Kyushu
Rolling stock	KiHa 185 series DMU, KiHa 40 series DMU, KiHa 200 series DMU
History
Opened	1899
Technical
Line length	25.6 km (15.9 mi)
Number of tracks	Entire line single tracked
Character	Fairly rural
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	85 km/h (53 mph)

Misumi Line (三角線, Misumi-sen) is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Uto Station in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture with Misumi Station in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture. The line is known as the Amakusa Misumi Line (あまくさみすみ線),^[1] Amakusa being the largest centre beyond Misumi served by the line.

Station list

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
Uto	宇土	0.0	Kagoshima Main Line	Uto	Kumamoto Prefecture
Midorikawa	緑川	4.0
Sumiyoshi	住吉	7.2
Higo-Nagahama	肥後長浜	11.4
Ōda	網田	14.5
Akase	赤瀬	18.4
Ishiuchi Dam	石打ダム	19.6		Uki
Hataura	波多浦	23.5
Misumi	三角	25.6

History

The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1899, and was nationalised in 1907.

Freight services ceased in 1982.^[2]

References

^ 三角線の愛称が決定しました [Misumi Line nickname announced]. News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
^ 曽根, 悟 (19 July 2009). 「肥薩線・吉都線・三角線」『週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR』 (2 ed.). 朝日新聞出版.

[1] 三角線の愛称が決定しました [Misumi Line nickname announced]. News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

[2] 曽根, 悟 (19 July 2009). 「肥薩線・吉都線・三角線」『週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR』 (2 ed.). 朝日新聞出版.

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