RM Library No. 242 Hokuriku Railway Komatsu Line [30% OFF]

The Hokuriku Railroad Komatsu Line was a railroad that ran in an almost straight line over flat terrain from behind Komatsu Station, then the Japanese National Railways, to Ugawa Yusenji, 5.9 km away.
From the late Meiji period to the Taisho period, a private railway line ran to the Yusenji copper mine, which was a thriving industry at the time.
At the end of the Taisho period, plans were made to use the roadbed of this railway to build the Hakusan Electric Railway from Komatsu to Kamashimizu on the Kana Railway (later the Hokuriku Railway Kana Line).
The section between Komatsu and Yusenji (later Ukawa-Yusenji) opened on May 15, 1929 (Showa 4).
After the war, it became the Hokuriku Railway Komatsu Line, and there were plans to extend it to the Nomi Line to Kaga-Sano, but this never came to fruition.
Due to a continuing decline in passenger numbers since peaking in 1967, the line was closed on May 31, 1986.

Introduction 2

1. Pre-opening history 4
(1) Yusenji Copper Mine 4
(2) Yusenji Copper Mine Private Railway 5
2. Hakusan Electric Railway opens 7
(1) Founding of the Hakusan Railway 7
(2) Hakusan Railway License 8
(3) Hakusan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. established 12
(4) License for extension of main line 13
(5) Construction work and expiration of license between Hara and Nakanotoge 14
(6) Difficulties after opening 19
3. Company name change after unfinished line closure 22
(1) Yusenji-Harama Business Abolition 22
(2) License expired between Yusenji and Otani 23
(3) Company name changed to Komatsu Electric Railway 25
4. Hokuriku Railroad Komatsu Line 28
(1) Transfer of business to Hokuriku Railway 28
(2) Kagasano-Ukawa Yusenji section license 29
(3) Rapid increase in users 33
5. From our first meeting to today 34
(1) First visit 34
(2) Last day of business: 37 visits
(3) Current abandoned Komatsu Line 37
6. Facilities/Station 38
7. Vehicles 40

Trends in traffic volume and revenue / Komatsu Line vehicle history table 46
Conclusion 48