Sangi Railway Hokusei Line

Hokusei Line
A train bound for Ageki
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Mie Prefecture
Termini	Nishi-Kuwana Ageki
Stations	13
Operation
Opened	5 April 1914
Operator(s)	Sangi Railway
Technical
Line length	20.4 km (12.7 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead, 750 V DC
Operating speed	45 km/h (28 mph)

The Hokusei Line (北勢線, Hokusei sen^?), commonly known as the Sangi Hokusei Line, is a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway line owned and operated by the Sangi Railway (三岐鉄道, Sangi tetsudō^?), a Japanese private railway company. The line connects Nishi-Kuwana Station in Kuwana, Mie with Ageki Station in Inabe, Mie, in Japan. For many years the line was owned by major railway operator Kintetsu but control was transferred to Sangi in April 2003.

The name Hokusei (北勢) means "northern Mie". It is a kanji abbreviation of "north" (北) and "Ise" (伊勢). Ise (as opposed to "Mie") is used in the name because the northern and central parts of present-day Mie Prefecture were called Ise Province during the Edo era before the modern prefecture system was established.

All services are classified "Local" (普通, futsū^?), stopping at every station, and are wanman driver-only operation. Two services per hour operate during the day, increased to three per hour in the morning and evening peaks.