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Hapi Line Fukui
Native nameハピライン福井
Company typeThird sector
GenreRail transport
Founded13 August 2019
HeadquartersFukui, Fukui, Japan
Area servedFukui Prefecture
ServicesPassenger railway
Websitehttps://www.hapi-line.co.jp/

Hapi-Line Fukui (ハピライン福井, Hapirain Fukui) is a Japanese third-sector railway company established in 2019 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Fukui Prefecture. The 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.

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

Hapi Line Fukui Line
File:Hapi Line Fukui 521 Series.jpegA 521 series at Fukui Station
Overview
Native nameハピラインふくい線
OwnerHapi Line Fukui
LocaleFukui Prefecture
Termini
Stations20 (including freight stations)
Service
TypeRegional rail
Operator(s)Hapi Line Fukui
Rolling stock521 series EMUs
History
Opened
  • 1 November 1898 (as Hokuriku Main Line)
  • 16 March 2024 (as Fukui Line, planned)
Technical
Line length84.3 km (52.4 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20 kV AC (60 Hz)

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.

Station list

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

References

  1. "福井の新鉄道会社「ハピラインふくい」に社名変更 Jrから経営分離の並行在来線、開業までに民間から1億円求める | 経済 | 福井のニュース".
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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

Stations of the IR Ishikawa Railway Line and related lines
Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) Hokuriku Main Line
Biwako Line A
Hokuriku Line
Hapi-Line Fukui Line
IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Ainokaze Toyama
Railway Line
ETR Nihonkai Hisui Line
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.
Parallel Conventional Lines of Seibi Shinkansen
of Hokuriku Shinkansen
(JR East/JR West)
Old Shinetsu Main Line
Old Hokuriku Main Line
of Tōhoku Shinkansen
(JR East)
Old Tōhoku Main Line
of Kyushu Shinkansen
(JR Kyushu)
Old Kagoshima Main Line
of Hokkaido Shinkansen
(JR Hokkaido)
Old Esashi Line
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