Kurobe Gorge Railway


The Kurobe Gorge Railway, or Kurotetsu for short, is a private, narrow gauge railway company operating the Kurobe Gorge Main Line along the Kurobe River in the Kurobe gorge area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The railway was built to serve the construction of the Kurobe dam for the Kansai Electric Power Company, which was completed in 1963; Kurotetsu was spun off from the power company in June 1971, but remains a wholly owned subsidiary. At its terminus, the Main Line links to Kurobe Senyō Railway, which is not open to general public.
In 2008 the company operated 27 locomotives, 138 passenger carriages and 322 freight wagons.

History

The Unazuki - Nekomata section opened in 1926, electrified at 600 VDC and was extended to Keyakidaira in 1937.
The passenger service started in 1953.

Stations

All stations are in Kurobe, Toyama.
;Key
●: Served by passenger trains

▲: Served by passenger trains only during April–May

｜: Closed to passengers
NameJapaneseDistanceTrain stop
:ja:宇奈月駅|宇奈月0.0●
Yanagibashi:ja:柳橋駅|柳橋2.1｜
Moriishi:ja:森石駅|森石5.1｜
:ja:黒薙駅|黒薙6.5●
:ja:笹平駅|笹平7.0▲
Dashidaira:ja:出平駅|出平9.1｜
Nekomata:ja:猫又駅|猫又11.8｜
:ja:鐘釣駅|鐘釣14.3●
Koyadaira:ja:小屋平駅|小屋平17.5｜
:ja:欅平駅|欅平20.1●

Equipment

Electric locomotives