The Hōhi Main Line (豊肥本線, Hōhi-honsen) is a railway line in Kyushu, southern Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects the west and east coasts of the island. The line originates at Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto and ends at terminal of Ōita Station in Ōita.
Construction of the line commenced from both Oita and Kumamoto in 1914, with connection being achieved with the opening of the Miyaji - Tamarai section in 1928.
Steam locomotives were withdrawn from the line in 1973, and CTC signalling was commissioned on the entire line in 1983. The 22.5 km Kumamoto - Higoozu section was electrified in 1999.
In 1990-91, the line was severed for a year by landslides caused by torrential rain, with a further eight-month period of disruption occurring in 1993-94.
A three-month period of disruption occurred in 2004, and the line was severed from July 2012 until August 2013 due to further landslides induced by torrential rainfall.
In 2016, the Kumamoto Earthquakes damage resulted in the closure of the section between Higo Ozu and Aso. The line has been restored since 8 August 2020.
Former connecting linesedit
Minami Kumamoto Station: the 29 km Yūen Railway to Tomochi opened in sections between 1915 and 1932, and closed in 1964.
Kamikumamoto Station: the 22 km 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge Kumamoto Light Railway to Otsu opened 1907 and 1914, with a 2.4 km branch to Suizenji. Despite proposals to regauge the line to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and electrify it, the anticipated development of the area did not occur at an acceptable rate and the line was closed in 1921.
Referencesedit
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hōhi Main Line news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The Hōhi Main Line 豊肥本線 Hōhi honsen is a railway line in Kyushu southern Japan operated by the Kyushu Railway Company JR Kyushu It connects the west and east coasts of the island The line originates at Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto and ends at terminal of Ōita Station in Ōita Hōhi Main LineOverviewOwnerJR KyushuLocaleKyushuTerminiŌitaKumamotoStations37ServiceTypeHeavy railHistoryOpened1 April 1914 110 years ago 1 April 1914 TechnicalLine length148 0 km 92 0 mi Track gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Electrification20 kV AC 60 Hz Route map vteHōhi Main Line Legend Kyushu Shinkansen Kagoshima Route Kagoshima Main Line Kumamoto City Tram Trunk Line 0 0 Kumamoto Kumamoto City Tram Tasaki Line Kagoshima Main Line Kumamoto City Tram Kawajiri Line 2 7 Heisei Saibu Gas Kumamoto Factory Leased Line Yuen Railway 3 6 Minami Kumamoto Kumamoto City Tram Harutake Line Japan Food Agency Kumamoto Food Office Leased Line 5 2 Shin Suizenji Shin Suizenji Kumamoto City Tram Suizenji Line 5 8 Suizenji Mitsubishi Heavy Industries No 9 Aircraft Manufacturing Leased Line 7 8 Tōkai Gakuen mae 8 9 Tatsutaguchi Kumamoto Light Railway 12 9 Musashizuka 14 8 Hikarinomori 15 8 Sanrigi 18 9 Haramizu 22 6 Higo Ōzu 27 2 Seta 32 3 Tateno Minamiaso Railway Takamori Line 40 2 Akamizu 42 6 Ichinokawa 46 4 Uchinomaki 49 9 Aso 51 2 Ikoi no Mura 53 4 Miyaji Sakanokami Tunnel 2283m 64 1 Namino 69 0 Takimizu Kumamoto gt Ōita 75 2 Bungo Ogi 84 9 Tamarai 88 0 Bungo Taketa 93 9 Asaji Station 100 3 Ogata 105 4 Bungo Kiyokawa 111 9 Miemachi 117 3 Sugao 125 2 Inukai 130 8 Takenaka 136 3 Nakahanda 138 8 Ōita Daigaku mae 140 2 Shikido 142 9 Takio Nippō Main Line Ōita Railway Division Ōita Depot 145 8 Shimogori signal field Kyudai Main Line Ōita Shi Station 148 0 Ōita Station Ōita Eki mae Oita Transportation Co Ltd Betsudai Line tram Nippō Main Line Contents 1 Data 2 Stations 3 History 3 1 Damages by natural disasters 3 2 Former connecting lines 4 ReferencesData editGauge 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Length 148 0 km Stations 37 including terminals Track Single track Electrification Kumamoto Higo Ōzu 20 kV AC 60 Hz Higo Ōzu Ōita None Maximum service speed 95 km h 59 mph Stations edit Stops Passes through Stations Distance km Rapid Hōhi Liner Transfers Location Kumamoto 熊本 0 0 Kagoshima Main Line Kyushu ShinkansenKumamoto City Transportation Bureau Trunk Line Tasaki Line Kumamoto Ekimae Station Nishi ku Kumamoto Kumamoto Heisei 平成 2 7 Chuō ku Kumamoto Minami Kumamoto 南熊本 3 6 Shin Suizenji 新水前寺 5 2 Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau Trunk Line Suizenji Ekidori Station Suizenji 水前寺 5 8 Tōkai Gakuen mae 東海学園前 7 8 Higashi ku Kumamoto Tatsutaguchi 竜田口 8 9 Kita ku Kumamoto Musashizuka 武蔵塚 12 9 Hikari no Mori 光の森 14 8 Sanrigi 三里木 15 8 Kikuyō Haramizu 原水 18 9 Higo Ōzu 肥後大津 22 6 Ōzu Seta 瀬田 27 2 Tateno 立野 32 3 Minami Aso Railway Takamori Line Minamiaso Akamizu 赤水 40 2 Aso Ichinokawa 市ノ川 42 6 Uchinomaki 内牧 46 4 Aso 阿蘇 49 9 Ikoi no Mura いこいの村 51 2 Miyaji 宮地 53 4 Namino 波野 64 1 Takimizu 滝水 69 0 Bungo Ogi 豊後荻 75 2 Taketa Ōita Tamarai 玉来 84 9 Bungo Taketa 豊後竹田 88 0 Asaji 朝地 93 9 Bungo Ōno Ogata 緒方 100 3 Bungo Kiyokawa 豊後清川 105 4 Miemachi 三重町 111 9 Sugao 菅尾 117 3 Inukai 犬飼 125 2 Takenaka 竹中 130 8 Ōita Nakahanda 中判田 136 3 Ōita Daigaku mae 大分大学前 138 8 Shikido 敷戸 140 2 Takio 滝尾 142 9 Ōita 大分 148 0 Nippō Main Line Kyudai Main LineHistory editConstruction of the line commenced from both Oita and Kumamoto in 1914 with connection being achieved with the opening of the Miyaji Tamarai section in 1928 Steam locomotives were withdrawn from the line in 1973 and CTC signalling was commissioned on the entire line in 1983 The 22 5 km Kumamoto Higoozu section was electrified in 1999 Damages by natural disasters edit nbsp A derailed KiHa 147 series train after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes In 1990 91 the line was severed for a year by landslides caused by torrential rain with a further eight month period of disruption occurring in 1993 94 A three month period of disruption occurred in 2004 and the line was severed from July 2012 until August 2013 due to further landslides induced by torrential rainfall In 2016 the Kumamoto Earthquakes damage resulted in the closure of the section between Higo Ozu and Aso The line has been restored since 8 August 2020 Former connecting lines edit Minami Kumamoto Station the 29 km Yuen Railway to Tomochi opened in sections between 1915 and 1932 and closed in 1964 Kamikumamoto Station the 22 km 762 mm 2 ft 6 in gauge Kumamoto Light Railway to Otsu opened 1907 and 1914 with a 2 4 km branch to Suizenji Despite proposals to regauge the line to 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in gauge and electrify it the anticipated development of the area did not occur at an acceptable rate and the line was closed in 1921 References edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hōhi Main Line amp oldid 1129597824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
