Toyama Chihō Railway Toyamakō Line

Also see the route diagram. • Distance: 7.85 km • Toyama-Eki – Okudachūgakkō-mae • under Tram Act, 1.35 km • Okudachūgakkōmae – Iwasehama • under Railway Business Act: 6.5 km • Stations: 14 • Track: single • Doubling is planned at a short section of Okudachūgakkō-mae – east of Hatta bridge • Railway signalling: automatic • Depot: at Jōgawara ==History==

The Toyamakō Line was built as a heavy railway line by the private in 1924; it was electrified with 600 V DC overhead catenary. In December 1941, the company transferred the line to , which was renamed to the Toyama Chihō Railway in 1943. The line was nationalized in June 1943 by Imperial Japanese Government Railways due to line's importance as a freight and materiel route to the port of Toyama. ==Services==

Approximately six services are operated in each direction per hour in the morning, 4 in the daytime to evening, 2 in the late night. Services typically through operate into the Toyama City Tram system. The fare is JPY 200 for an adult, 100 for a child per ride, reduced to 160 for an adult and 80 for a child when using the Passca, a smart card ticketing system. Citizens of the city of Toyama over 65 years old are entitled to pay JPY 100 per ride in the daytime with the "Silver Passca". "Feeder bus" services are provided at Hasumachi and Jōgawara. ==Rolling stock==

Nicknamed "Portram", differently coloured 7 formations of TLR0600 type manufactured by Niigata Transys using Bombardier Transportation design, engineering, and technology based on the ADtranz low floor tram, were introduced to the line. Former • 72 series (from 1967 until 1985) • 457/471/475 series (from 1985 until 2006) • 413 series (until 2005) ==Stations==

All stations are in the city of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. For distances and connections, see the route diagram. The naming rights of two stations were sold (shown by *), of four which were on sale. • C15 (富山駅) • C26 (オークスカナルパークホテル富山前停留場) • C27 * (インテック本社前駅) • C28 (龍谷富山高校前（永楽町）停留場) • C29 (奥田中学校前駅) • C30 (下奥井駅) • C31 (Ōsakaya-Shop-mae)* (粟島 (大阪屋ショップ前) 駅) • C32 (越中中島駅) • C33 (城川原駅) • C34 (犬島新町) • C35 (蓮町（馬場記念公園前）駅) • C36 (萩浦小学校前駅) • C37 (東岩瀬駅) • C38 (競輪場前駅) • C39 (岩瀬浜駅) ==See also==