The was a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese railway line of Noto Railway

Noto Railway

is a railway company on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.Noto Railway is a third sector company, which means a corporation jointly funded by private entities and local governments...

 in Ishikawa Prefecture

Ishikawa Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...

, between Anamizu Station

Anamizu Station

is a railway station located in Anamizu, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Line:* Noto Railway** Nanao Line** Noto Line -Adjacent stations:...

 in Anamizu

Anamizu, Ishikawa

is a town located in Hōsu District , Ishikawa, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 10,193 and a density of 55.63 persons per km². The total area is 183.24 km²....

, Hōsu District

Hosu District, Ishikawa

is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The current total area is 456.69 km².The district has two towns.*Anamizu*Noto-District History:...

 and Takojima Station

Takojima Station

was a railway station located in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-History:This station was opened on September 21, 1964 by Japanese National Railways as the terminus of the Noto Line...

 in Suzu

Suzu, Ishikawa

is a city located at the northeasternmost tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa, Japan. The city is the proposed site of the Suzu Nuclear Power Plant; however, in 2003 the proposal was "frozen" until further notice....

. This railway line closed on April 1, 2005.

Line data

• Length: 61 km
• Rail gauge
  Rail gauge
  Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
  
  : 1067 mm
• Number of stations: 30
• Double Track: None (single track)
• Electrified Section: None (non electrified)

History

The first 22.9-kilometer section of the Noto Line of Japanese National Railways

Japanese National Railways

, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...

 (JNR) between Anamizu Station

Anamizu Station

is a railway station located in Anamizu, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Line:* Noto Railway** Nanao Line** Noto Line -Adjacent stations:...

 and Ukawa Station

Ukawa Station

was a railway station located in Noto, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. This station was abandoned on April 1, 2005-Adjacent stations:...

 opened on June 15, 1959.
It was extended 9.9 kilometers to Ushitsu Station

Ushitsu Station

was a railway station located in Noto, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. This station was abandoned on April 1, 2005.-Adjacent stations:...

 on April 17, 1960, 13. 8 kilometers to Matsunami Station

Matsunami Station

was a railway station located in Noto, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. This station was abandoned on April 1, 2005.-Adjacent stations:...

 on October 1, 1963 and 14.5 kilometers to Takojima Station

Takojima Station

was a railway station located in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-History:This station was opened on September 21, 1964 by Japanese National Railways as the terminus of the Noto Line...

 on September 21, 1964 completing the line of 61.1 kilometers in total.

Following the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the line was operated by West Japan Railway Company

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 until the company transferred the operation of the line to Noto Railway on March 25, 1988.

The line was closed on April 1, 2005.

Stations

Name		Distance (km)			Connections	Location
		Between stations	Noto Railway era	JR era
	穴水	-	0.0	0.0	Noto Railway: Nanao Line	Anamizu Anamizu, Ishikawa is a town located in Hōsu District , Ishikawa, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 10,193 and a density of 55.63 persons per km². The total area is 183.24 km².... , Hōsu District Hosu District, Ishikawa is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The current total area is 456.69 km².The district has two towns.*Anamizu*Noto-District History:...	Ishikawa Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
	中居	5.3	5.3	5.3
	比良	2.3	7.6	7.5
	鹿波	2.9	10.5	10.5
	甲	3.8	14.3	14.3
	沖波	2.7	17.0	17.0
	前波	1.1	18.1	18.1
	古君	1.8	19.9	19.9
	鵜川	3.0	22.9	22.9		Noto Noto, Ishikawa Noto was a town located in Fugeshi District, Ishikawa, Japan.On March 1, 2005 Noto was merged with the village of Yanagida, both from Fugeshi District, and the town of Uchiura, from Suzu District, to form the new town of Noto, in the newly-created Hōsu District, Ishikawa and no longer exists as... , Hōsu District Hosu District, Ishikawa is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The current total area is 456.69 km².The district has two towns.*Anamizu*Noto-District History:...
	七見	1.2	24.1	---
	矢波	1.5	25.6	25.6
	波並	2.2	27.8	27.8
	藤波	2.2	30.0	30.0
	宇出津	2.7	32.7	32.8
	羽根	2.6	35.3	35.4
	小浦	1.7	37.0	37.1
	縄文真脇	1.4	38.4	38.5
	九十九湾小木	2.0	40.4	40.5
	白丸	2.1	42.5	42.6
	九里川尻	1.9	44.4	44.5
	松波	2.0	46.4	46.6
	恋路	1.8	48.2	48.3
	鵜島	0.8	49.0	49.1		Suzu Suzu, Ishikawa is a city located at the northeasternmost tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa, Japan. The city is the proposed site of the Suzu Nuclear Power Plant; however, in 2003 the proposal was "frozen" until further notice....
	南黒丸	1.1	50.1	50.2
	鵜飼	1.6	51.7	51.8
	上戸	2.7	54.4	54.5
	飯田	1.7	56.1	56.2
	珠洲	1.3	57.4	57.4
	正院	1.6	59.0	59.1
	蛸島	2.0	61.0	61.1