Private company
Hokuetsu Express
Logo: Original by Hokuetsu Express Co., Ltd Vectorized by ReneeWrites, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Railway line in Niigata prefecture, Japan
The Hokuhoku Line (ほくほく線, Hokuhoku-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture that runs from Muikamachi in Minamiuonuma City to Saigata in Jōetsu City. It is the sole railway line operated by third-sector railway company Hokuetsu Express (北越急行, Hokuetsu Kyūkō).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrypublic transport1
- HeadquartersMinamiuonuma1
- Websitehokuhoku.co.jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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The Hokuhoku Line (ほくほく線, Hokuhoku-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture that runs from Muikamachi in Minamiuonuma City to Saigata in Jōetsu City. It is the sole railway line operated by third-sector railway company Hokuetsu Express (北越急行, Hokuetsu Kyūkō).2
Timeline
- Aug 30, 1984Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitehokuhoku.co.jp1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/1000866505439091
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/hokuetsu_express_official1
- WikipediaHokuetsu Express
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ10903965
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataHokuetsu Express on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHokuetsu Express on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsHokuetsu Express photo by Melkul, Public domain