Keyakidaira Station – Kurobe Gorge 欅平駅
The little Kurobe Gorge train climbs from Unazuki to Keyakidaira, at 599 metres above sea level, over 20.1 km of track: it is the terminus of a line opened in 1937 for the hydroelectric dams and switched to passenger service from 1953.
Keyakidaira Station (欅平駅) is the terminus of the Kurobe Kyōkoku Tetsudō, the narrow-gauge tourist railway that runs up the gorge of the Kurobe River from Unazuki, for 20.1 km, to 599 metres above sea level. The line was opened in 1937 as a private railway of Japan Electric Power, used for transport to the hydroelectric dams; since 16 November 1953 it has also carried passengers as a local railway. The station has a lower platform for the public and an upper one reserved for staff, separated by a 200-metre difference in height and linked by a lift for the wagons. Beyond Keyakidaira the track continues towards the Kurobe Dam, but regular public access ends here.
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