Hokuriku Railroad Asanogawa Line

Service

History

• May 10, 1925: Asanogawa Electric Railway opens Nanatsuya — Shin-Susaki section, electrified at 600 VDC
• May 18, 1926: Kanazawa-Ekimae — Nanatsuya section opens
• July 14, 1929: Shin-Sumachi — Awagasaki-Yūen-Mae — Awagasaki-Kaigan section opens
• February 11, 1945: Awagasaki-Yūen-Mae — Awagasaki-Kaigan section closes
• October 1, 1945: Hokuriku Railway absorbs Asanogawa Electric Railway; line becomes Asanogawa Line
• April 21, 1946: Mitsuya Station renamed Tsuribashi Station
• 1952: Awagasaki-Yūen-Mae — Awagasaki-Kaigan section reopens
• July 5, 1956: Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station moved due to expansion of Kanazawa Station plaza
• May 14, 1960: Awagasaki-Yūen-Mae Station moves 0.1 km, renamed to Uchinada Station
• June 30, 1961: Shin-Susaki Station closes
• April 1, 1972: Freight operations end
• July 8, 1974: Uchinada — Awagasaki-Kaigan section closes
• November 26, 1974: Tsuribashi Station renamed Mitsuya Station
• December 19, 1996: Catenary voltage increased from 600 V to 1500 V DC; Driver-only operation begins
• March 28, 2001: Hokutetsu-Kanazawa — Nanatsuya section moved underground; ATS system begins operation
• December 1, 2006: Express service abolished

  Former connecting lines

• Kanazawa Station: The 5 km 762 mm gauge Jinshi horse-drawn tramway opened in 1898, being converted to 1,067 mm gauge and electrified at 600 V DC in 1914. In 1920, the line was extended to Ono Port, and a further 2 km to Ono Minato in 1923. A 400m branch to Ryokuchi Park opened in 1930, passenger services on the branch ceasing in 1945 though the line remained to service a paper mill. The entire system closed in 1970.

  Rolling stock

Stations