Minobu Line

Minobu Line
JR Central 313 series EMU on the Minobu Line in February 2021
Overview
OwnerThe logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central
Termini
Stations39
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR Central
History
Opened1890
Last extension30 March 1928; 96 years ago (1928-03-30)
Technical
Line length88.4 km (54.9 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
SignallingAutomatic Closed block
Train protection systemATS-PT
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map

0.0
Fuji
Motoichiba
closed
1969
Fuji depot
1.5
Yunoki
2.8
Tatebori
5.6
Iriyamase
8.0
Fujine
9.3
Gendōji
10.7
Fujinomiya
11.9
Nishi-Fujinomiya
Junigawa
16.9
Numakubo
19.2
Shibakawa
24.0
Inako
Inako River
26.3
Tōshima
Sano River
29.4
Ide
31.9
Yorihata
34.1
Utsubuna
39.8
Kai-Ōshima
Wada Tunnel
43.5
Minobu
45.7
Shionosawa
Shimobe River
50.2
Hadakajima
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
Shimobe River
51.7
Shimobe-onsen
54.1
Kai-Tokiwa
56.1
Ichinose
Katsusaka tunnel
58.8
Kunado
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
60.3
Kai-Iwama
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
61.8
Ochii
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
66.8
Kajikazawaguchi
Chubu Crossing
Expressway
69.8
Ichikawa-Daimon
70.7
Ichikawa-Hommachi
71.7
Ashigawa
72.8
Kai-Ueno
76.3
Higashi-Hanawa
77.5
Koikawa
New Yamanashi
Ring Road
78.9
Jōei
81.2
Kokubo
83.1
Kai-Sumiyoshi
84.0
Minami-Kōfu
Muddy River
86.3
Zenkōji
87.2
Kanente
88.4
Kōfu
Yamanashi Kōtsū

The Minobu Line (身延線, Minobu-sen) is a railway line in the Tōkai region of Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Fuji Station in Fuji, Shizuoka to Kōfu Station in Kōfu, Yamanashi, and the Tōkaidō Main Line with the Chūō Main Line trunk railroads.