Basic Data
- Operators, distances
- West Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (Services)
- From Maibara to Naoetsu: 353.8 km / 219.8 mi.
- Japan Freight Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- From Tsuruga to Tsuruga-minato: 2.7 km / 1.7 mi.
- Stations:
- Passenger stations: 78, including those with freight services
- Freight terminals: 4
- Double-track line: From Maibara to Naoetsu
- Electric supply: From Maibara to Naoetsu
- From Maibara to Tsuruga: 1,500 V DC
- From Tsuruga to Itoigawa: 20,000 V AC, 60 Hz
- From Itoigawa to Naoetsu: 1,500 V DC
- Railway signalling:
- From Maibara to Naoetsu: Automatic train control
- From Tsuruga to Tsuruga-minato: Token system
- Maximum line speed: 130 km/h
- CTC center:
- From Maibara to Ōmi-Shiotsu: Shin-Ōsaka Operation Control Center
- From Ōmi-Shiotsu to Naoetsu: Kanazawa Operation Control Center
- CTC system:
- From Maibara to Ōmi-Shiotsu: Safety Urban Network Traffic System (SUNTRAS)
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