Kurobe Senyō Railway
Industrial Railway Line in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
The Kurobe Senyō Railway (黒部専用鉄道, Kurobe Sen'yō Tetsudō; "Kurobe Industrial Railway") is a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge industrial railway line in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Kurobe Gorge Railway Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kansai Electric Power Company. There are two lines, the Jōbu Track (上部軌道, Jōbu Kidō) and the Kuronagi Branch Line (黒薙支線, Kuronagi Shisen). Both lines provide access to Kansai Electric's hydroelectric power plants on the Kurobe River and are generally not open to the public. The Jōbu Track runs regular trains, while the Kuronagi branch sees very infrequent operation.
Jōbu Track
The Jōbu Track is a 6.4 km (4.0 mi), single track line that runs from Keyakidaira-Jōbu Station to Kurobegawa No.4 Power Station-mae. The Jōbu Track was built as a counterpart to the Kurobe Gorge Railway Main Line, with "Jōbu Track" literally meaning "Upper Track". Conversely, the Kurobe Gorge Railway Main Line is sometimes called the Kabu Track (下部軌道, Kabu Kidō; "Lower Track").
The section between Keyakidaira and Sennindani was built in 1941 for the construction of the Kurobegawa No.3 Power Station. The section between Sennindani and Kurobegawa No.4 Power Station-mae was built in 1963 for the construction of the No.4 station.
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