Takayama Main Line
| Takayama Main Line | |||
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Hida limited express train
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 高山本線 | ||
| Locale | Japan | ||
| Stations | 45 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Operator(s) | JR Central, JR West | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 225.8 kilometres (140.3 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | Not electrified | ||
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The Takayama Main Line (高山本線 Takayama Honsen?) is a Japanese railway line between Gifu Station in Gifu and Toyama Station in Toyama, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line directly links the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area (metropolitan Nagoya) and Hokuriku region in a shorter distance, but with a longer travel time, than by using the combination of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Hokuriku Main Line. Now the line primarily functions as a way to access the scenic areas of Hida (ancient Hida Province), in the rugged mountains of northern Gifu Prefecture, such as Gero onsen (hot spring), Takayama, Shirakawa-gō, and the Kiso River. The first section of the line, between Gifu and Kagamigahara, opened in 1920. The whole line was completed in 1934.
The Hida limited express train operates between Nagoya and Takayama, Hida-Furukawa, and Toyama, with ten return services a day, and between Ōsaka and Takayama with one return service a day.
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