Hokuso Line
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The Hokusō Line (北総線 Hokusō-sen?) is a commuter rail line owned by Hokusō Railway Co., Ltd., that runs between Keisei-Takasago Station in Katsushika, Tokyo and Inba-Nihon-Idai Station in Inba Village, Chiba.
In 2010, the extention line called Keisei Narita New Rapid Line will reach Narita Airport Station, making the line a new link between Tokyo and Narita Airport.
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[edit] Basic data
- Length: 32.3 km / Approx. 20.1 mi. from Keisei-Takasago Station to Inba-Nihon-Idai Station
- Gauge: 1435 mm / 4 ft. 8½ in. (Standard gauge, in contrast to the narrow gauge of most Japanese railways.)
- Stations: 15
- Double-track line: Whole line
- Electric supply: Whole line (1500 V DC)
- Block system: Automatic (ATS Type 1)
- Maximum speed at service: 105 km/h
[edit] History
The line was built as the link line between Chiba New Town and Tokyo. In 1979, Hokusō Development Railway (now Hokusō Railway) built the first segment. The extension was built in 1984, by the public corporation called Housing and Urban Development Corporation (住宅・都市整備公団 Jūtaku Toshi Seibi Kōdan?), which is now Urban Renaissance Agency (都市再生機構 Toshi Saisei Kikō?). After that, the line names and the operators went through complicated changes. Below is the table that shows changes briefly.
| 1979 | |||||||
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| Terminus | Kita-Hatsutomi | Komuro | |||||
| Line name | Hokusō Line | ||||||
| Service and facility | Hokusō Development Railway | ||||||
| 1984 | |||||||
| Terminus | Kita-Hatsutomi | Komuro | Chiba New Town Chūō | ||||
| Line name | Hokusō Line | Chiba New Town Line | |||||
| Service and facility | Hokusō Development Railway | Housing and Urban Development Corporation | |||||
| 1988 | |||||||
| Terminus | Kita-Hatsutomi | Komuro | Chiba New Town Chūō | ||||
| Line name | Hokusō Kōdan Line | ||||||
| Service | Hokusō Development Railway | ||||||
| Facility | Hokusō Development Railway | Housing and Urban Development Corporation | |||||
| 1991 | |||||||
| Terminus | Keisei-Takasago | Kita-Hatsutomi | Komuro | Chiba New Town Chūō | |||
| Line name | Hokusō Kōdan Line | ||||||
| Service | Hokusō Development Railway | ||||||
| Facility | Hokusō Development Railway | Housing and Urban Development Corporation | |||||
| 1999 | |||||||
| Terminus | Keisei-Takasago | Kita-Hatsutomi | Komuro | Chiba New Town Chūō | Inzai-Makinohara | ||
| Line name | Hokusō Kōdan Line | ||||||
| Service | Hokusō Development Railway | ||||||
| Facility | Hokusō Development Railway | Urban Development Corporation | |||||
| 2000 | |||||||
| Terminus | Keisei-Takasago | Kita-Hatsutomi | Komuro | Chiba New Town Chūō | Inzai-Makinohara | Inba-Nihon-Idai | |
| Line name | Hokusō Kōdan Line | ||||||
| Service | Hokusō Development Railway | ||||||
| Facility | Hokusō Development Railway | Urban Development Corporation | |||||
| 2004 | |||||||
| Terminus | Keisei-Takasago | Kita-Hatsutomi | Komuro | Chiba New Town Chūō | Inzai-Makinohara | Inba-Nihon-Idai | |
| Line name | Hokusō Line | ||||||
| Service | Hokusō Railway | ||||||
| Facility | Hokusō Railway | Chiba New Town Railway | |||||
[edit] Stations
| Station Name | Japanese | Local 普通 |
Express 急行 |
Limited Express 特急 |
Transfers | Location | |
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| Through service to/from Keisei Main Line, further to/from Keisei Oshiage Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Keikyu Main Line, Keikyū Airport Line, or Keikyū Kurihama Line. | |||||||
| Keisei-Takasago | 京成高砂 |
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Keisei Main Line (bound for Narita Airport), Keisei Kanamachi Line | Tokyo | Katsushika |
| Shin-Shibamata | 新柴又 |
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| Yagiri | 矢切 |
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Chiba | Matsudo | ||
| Kita-Kokubun | 北国分 |
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Ichikawa | ||||
| Akiyama | 秋山 |
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Matsudo | ||||
| Higashi-Matsudo | 東松戸 |
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| Matsuhidai | 松飛台 |
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| Ōmachi | 大町 |
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Ichikawa | ||||
| Shin-Kamagaya | 新鎌ヶ谷 |
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Shin-Keisei Line, Tōbu Noda Line | Kamagaya | |
| Nishi-Shiroi | 西白井 |
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Shiroi | ||
| Shiroi | 白井 |
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| Komuro | 小室 |
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| Chiba New Town Chūō | 千葉ニュータウン中央 |
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Inzai | ||
| Inzai-Makinohara | 印西牧の原 |
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| Inba-Nihon-Idai | 印旛日本医大 |
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Keisei Narita New Rapid Line (Under construction) | Inba | |
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official website
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