Hakushin Line

Hakushin Line
115 series EMU bound for Niigata approaching Toyosaka Station, May 2008
Overview
Native name	白新線
Locale	Niigata Prefecture
Termini	Niigata Niigata
Stations	10
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	JR East
History
Opened	1952
Technical
Line length	27.3 km (17.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

The Hakushin Line (白新線, Hakushin-sen) is a Japanese railway line which runs between Niigata and Niigata stations in the cities of Niigata and Shibata in Niigata Prefecture. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network.

Basic data

• Operators, distances:
  • East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Services and tracks)
• Niigata – Shibata: 27.3 km (17.0 mi)
  • Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Services only)
• Kami-Nuttari Junction – Shibata: 25.4 km (15.8 mi)
• Double-tracking: Niigata – Niizaki
• Railway signalling: ATS-Ps

Station list

• All stations are located in Niigata Prefecture.

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Rapid	Transfers		Location
		Between stations	Total
Niigata	新潟	-	0.0	●	Jōetsu Shinkansen ■Shin'etsu Main Line ■Echigo Line	∥	Chūō-ku, Niigata
Kami-Nuttari Junction	上沼垂信号場	-	1.9	｜		∥
Higashi-Niigata	東新潟	5.0	5.0	｜		∥	Higashi-ku, Niigata
Niigata Freight Terminal	新潟貨物ターミナル
Ōgata	大形	2.0	7.0	｜		∥
Niizaki	新崎	2.6	9.6	｜		∨	Kita-ku, Niigata
Hayadōri	早通	1.9	11.5	｜		◇
Toyosaka	豊栄	3.5	15.0	●		◇
Kuroyama	黒山	3.0	18.0	｜		◇
Sasaki	佐々木	3.0	21.0	｜		◇	Shibata
Nishi-Shibata	西新発田	3.3	24.3	｜		◇
Niigata	新発田	3.0	27.3	●	■Uetsu Main Line	◇

Symbols:

• ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
• ^ - Double-track section starts from this point
• ∥ - Double-track
• ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point

Rolling stock

Present

• 115 series 3-car EMUs
• E129 series 2/4-car EMUs (since December 2014)
• E653 series 7-car EMUs (Inaho limited express, since September 2013)

• 
  115 series
• 
  E129 series

Former

• E127 series 2-car EMUs (until March 2015)
• 485 series 6-car EMUs (Inaho, until July 2014)

• 
  E127 series
• 
  485 series EMU passing through Higashi-Niigata Station on an Inaho service, May 2008

History

The first section opened on 23 December 1952 was the 12.3 km line between Shibata Station and Kuzutsuka Station (now Toyosaka Station). On 15 April 1956, the line was extended 14.9 km from Kuzutsuka to Niigata.

The line was electrified at 1,500 V DC in 1972, and double-tracked in sections between 1978 and 1981.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

External links

• Stations of the Hakushin Line (JR East) Template:Ja icon