Kitayama Rail Pages
Kurobe


Kurobe Gorge 黒部峡谷鉄道 [黒鉄]  Kurobe Kyōkoku Tetsudō [Kurotetsu]     Kurobe Gorge Railway
Owner: Kansai Electric Power (100%)

Hon 本線 Non JR railway      762 mm     600V DC
Read more about the line in English Wikipedia: Kurobe Gorge Railway

Opened1953
TracksSingle track
Owner change1971Kurobe Electric Power Company >
Kurobe Gorge Railway
The Kansai Electric Power Company built the railway to serve the construction of the Kurobe dam, completed in 1963.
At Keyakidaira, there is a industrial railway leading up to the dam, Kurobe Senyō Railway. That line is not open to the public. More information at Wikipedia .
MapsKmStation name Official name Furigana nameConnecting linesCityPrefecture
0.0 Unazuki宇奈月うなづき Toyama (Chitetsu): Hon [Unazuki-onsen] >Dentetsu-Toyama
Kurobe-shi Toyama
2.1 Yanagibashi
Technical stop
柳橋やなぎばし
5.1 Moriishi
Technical stop
森石もりいし
6.5 Kuronagi黒薙くろなぎ
7.0 Sasadaira
Technical stop
笹平ささだいら
9.1 Dashidaira
Technical stop
出平だしだいら
11.8 Nekomata
Technical stop
猫又ねこまた
14.3 Kanetsuri鐘釣かねつり
17.5 Koyadaira
Technical stop
小屋平こやだいら
20.1 Keyakidaira欅平けやきだいら

Traffic notes
The railway is open from mid April until end November. At the beginning and the end of the season, the number of trains is lower.


This page is updated Mar 29, 2023