Kominato Line

Kominato Line
A KiHa 200 diesel car on the Kominato Line in March 2020
Overview
Native name小湊鉄道線
StatusIn operation
OwnerKominato Railway
LocaleChiba Prefecture
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypePassenger
Operator(s)Kominato Railway
Rolling stockKiHa 200 series DMU, KiHa 40 series DMU
History
Opened1925
Technical
Line length39.1 km (24.3 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map

0.0
Goi
2.5
Kazusa-Murakami
Saihiro Station
-1944
5.4
Amaariki
7.2
Kazusa-Mitsumata
8.6
Kazusa-Yamada
Futsukaichiba Station
-1944
10.6
Kōfūdai
12.4
Umatate
Saze Station
-1944
16.4
Kazusa-Ushiku
18.5
Kazusa-Kawama
20.0
Kazusa-Tsurumai
22.0
Kazusa-Kubo
23.8
Takataki
25.7
Satomi
27.5
Itabu
29.8
Tsukizaki
32.3
Kazusa-Ōkubo
34.9
Yorokeikoku
39.1
Kazusa-Nakano

The Kominato Line (小湊鉄道線, Kominato Tetsudō sen) is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kominato Railway (小湊鐵道, Kominato tetsudō). It extends from the west coast of central Bōsō Peninsula (where it connects with the Uchibō Line at Goi) to Kazusa-Nakano in the town of Ōtaki (where it connects to the Isumi Line). All of its stations with the exception of the Kazusa-Nakano terminus are within the city of Ichihara. Diesel cars manufactured between 1961 and 1977 run through the scenic hilly areas of Bōsō Peninsula, and the line has many antique station buildings.