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Hapi Line Fukui

Native name	ハピライン福井
Company type	Third sector
Genre	Rail transport
Founded	13 August 2019
Headquarters	Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Area served	Fukui Prefecture
Services	Passenger railway
Website	https://www.hapi-line.co.jp/

The Hapi Line, officially Hapi-Line Fukui (株式会社ハピラインふくい, Kabushikigaisha Hapirain Fukui) is a Japanese third-sector railway company established in 2019 that operates passenger railway services on the section of the former JR West Hokuriku Main Line that lay within Fukui Prefecture. This section of the Hokuriku Main Line was separated from the JR West network on 16 March 2024, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.

History

In preparation for the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension between Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations, the company was founded on 13 August 2019 to inherit the parallel section between Tsuruga and Daishōji stations on the Hokuriku Main Line and has its headquarters in the city of Fukui located in Fukui Prefecture.

Shares in the company are owned by Fukui Prefecture, the cities of Fukui and Tsuruga, the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, and private-sector businesses.

Hapi-Line Fukui Line

From 16 March 2024, Hapi-Line Fukui took over control of local passenger operations on the 84.3 km (52.4 mi) section JR West Hokuriku Main Line between Daishoji and Tsuruga, with 20 stations (although Tsuruga Station remains under the control of JR West while Daishoji was transferred instead to the IR Ishikawa Railway Line). In addition, a new service type called "Rapid" was introduced on that same day. This train operates during peak hours between Tsuruga and Fukui, stopping primarily at major stations along the route.

Through running service onto the IR Ishikawa Railway Line is provided as far as Kanazawa Station.

Stations

Aside from the northern terminus, all stations are located in Fukui Prefecture.

Station	Japanese name	Transfers	Location
Tsuruga	敦賀	Obama Line Hokuriku & Kosei Lines (for Omi-Shiotsu) Hokuriku Shinkansen	Tsuruga	Fukui
Minami-Imajō	南今庄		Minamiechizen, Nanjō
Imajō	今庄
Yunoo	湯尾
Nanjō	南条
Ōshio	王子保		Echizen
Takefu	武生	Fukui Railway Fukubu Line (Takefu-shin)
Sabae	鯖江		Sabae
Kita-Sabae	北鯖江
Ōdoro	大土呂		Fukui
Echizen-Hanandō	越前花堂	Etsumi-Hoku Line
Minami-Fukui Freight Terminal	南福井
Fukui	福井	Hokuriku Shinkansen Katsuyama Eiheiji Line Mikuni Awara Line Fukui Railway Fukubu Line (Fukui-eki) Etsumi-Hoku Line
Morita	森田
Harue	春江		Sakai
Maruoka	丸岡
Awaraonsen	芦原温泉	Hokuriku Shinkansen	Awara
Hosorogi	細呂木
Ushinoya	牛ノ谷
Daishōji	大聖寺	IR Ishikawa Railway Line	Kaga	Ishikawa

Rolling stock

The company inherited 15 521 series EMU trainsets.

See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

References

1. "Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday". The Japan Times. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
2. "並行在来線「ハピラインふくい」開業 記念グッズに目輝かせるファンも" [Parallel conventional line "Hapi-Line Fukui" opens as commemorative goods go on sale]. Fukui Keizai Shimbun. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
3. ハピラインふくい，車両・駅名標デザインが決定 [Hapi-Line Fukui branding unveiled]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
4. 新幹線並行在来線の準備会社発足 [Preparation company for Shinkansen parallel conventional lines established]. Fukui Shimbun (in Japanese). 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
5. "会社情報" [About us]. hapi-line.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
6. ^ "福井県並行在来線経営計画" [Fukui Prefecture Parallel Conventional Line Management Plan] (PDF). hapi-line.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
7. "ハピラインふくい快速は1日9本、福井―敦賀を最短38分 開業後のダイヤ公表、昼はパターン運行" [Happy Line Fukui Rapid runs 9 times a day, connecting Fukui and Tsuruga in as little as 38 minutes. Schedule will be announced after opening.]. Fukui Shimbun ONLINE (in Japanese). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
8. "ハピラインふくい，開業ダイヤの概要を発表" [Hapi-Line Fukui announces outline of operating schedule.]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
9. "IRいしかわ鉄道 大聖寺～金沢間開業・ダイヤ改正" [IR Ishikawa Railway opens between Daishoji and Kanazawa accompanied with timetable revisions]. Tetsudo.com (in Japanese). 24 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

v t e Stations of the IR Ishikawa Railway Line and related lines
Hokuriku Main Line	Biwako Line (for Hikone and Kyoto<<)(for Gifu and Nagoya<<) Maibara Sakata Tamura Nagahama (for Torahime>>) A Hokuriku Line (for Tamura<<) Nagahama Torahime Kawake Takatsuki Kinomoto Yogo - (for Ōmi-Imazu and Kyōto<<) Ōmi-Shiotsu Shin-Hikida Tsuruga
Hapi-Line Fukui Line	Tsuruga* Minami-Imajō Imajō Yunoo Nanjō Ōshio Takefu* Sabae* Kita-Sabae Ōdoro Echizen-Hanandō (Minami-Fukui Freight Terminal) Fukui* Morita Harue Maruoka Awaraonsen Hosorogi Ushinoya Daishōji (for Kagaonsen>>)
IR Ishikawa Railway Line	(for Ushinoya<<) Daishōji Kagaonsen Iburihashi Awazu Komatsu Meihō Nomi-Neagari Komaiko Mikawa Kaga-Kasama Nishi-Mattō Mattō Nonoichi Nishi-Kanazawa Kanazawa** Higashi-Kanazawa Morimoto Tsubata (for Wakuraonsen>>) Kurikara (for Isurugi>>)
Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line	(for Tsubata<<) Kurikara Isurugi** Fukuoka Nishi-Takaoka Takaoka-Yabunami Takaoka** Etchū-Daimon Kosugi** Kureha Toyama** Shin-Toyamaguchi Higashi-Toyama Mizuhashi Namerikawa** Higashi-Namerikawa Uozu** Kurobe** Ikuji Nishi-Nyūzen Nyūzen** Tomari** Etchū-Miyazaki Ichiburi (for Oyashirazu>>)
ETR Nihonkai Hisui Line	(for Etchū-Miyazaki<<) Ichiburi Oyashirazu Ōmi Itoigawa Echigo Oshiage Hisui Kaigan Kajiyashiki Uramoto Nō Tsutsuishi Nadachi Arimagawa Tanihama Naoetsu
See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen *: Rapid service stops | **: Ainokaze Liner stops | bold: Shirasagi/Thunderbird stops #: On the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, all Rapid services stop at Nanjō, except for one round trip, which stops at Imajō instead.

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