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Sangi Railway

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Sangi Railway
A Sangi Line 801 series train
Overview
Main regionsMie Prefecture, Japan
Dates of operation1928; 98 years ago (1928)–
Other
Websitesangirail.co.jp

Sangi Railway Co., Ltd. (三岐鉄道株式会社, Sangi Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a private railway and bus company in Mie Prefecture, Japan. The company was founded in 1928 and its initial line, the Sangi Line, originally functioned as a freight line transporting cement, but later developed into an important commuter railway line for the city of Yokkaichi.[1] The Hokusei Line was transferred from Kintetsu Railway in 2003 when Kintetsu abandoned the line. Whereas the Sangi Line has a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), the Hokusei Line is one of only a few 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge lines remaining in the country.[1]

History

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The Sangi Line was opened by Onoda Cement in 1931 as a freight-only line to service its cement plant at Nishi-Fujiwara. Passenger services were introduced in 1952. In 1954, the line was electrified at 1,500 V DC, and the company purchased an electric locomotive from Japanese National Railways to haul its cement trains. CTC signalling was commissioned on the line in 1974.

Rolling stock

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Sangi Line

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The Sangi Line (三岐線) runs from Kintetsu-Tomida Station in Yokkaichi to Nishi-Fujiwara Station in Inabe.

EMUs

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  • 801 series - Former Seibu 701 series trains acquired in 1989
  • 101 series - Former Seibu 401 series trains acquired in 1990
  • 851 series - Former Seibu 701 series trains acquired in 1995
  • 751 series 3-car EMUs - Former Seibu 101 series trains acquired in 2009[2]
  • 5000 series - Former JR Central 211 series trains acquired in 2025[3]

Electric locomotives

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Hokusei Line

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The Hokusei Line (北勢線) runs from Nishi-Kuwana Station in Kuwana to Ageki Station in Inabe.

EMUs

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  • 130 series - Built in 1954
  • 200 series - Built in 1959
  • 140 series - Built in 1960
  • 270 series - Built in 1977

See also

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References

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

  1. 1 2 "Japan Local Railway: Sangi Railway Adventure". Visit Mie in Japan, Once in Your Lifetime. Retrieved 2025-01-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō (鉄道ダイヤ情報) March 2009 issue, p.70-71
  3. ↑ Kinoshita, Kenji (2025-03-11). JR東海211系5000番代から三岐鉄道「5000系」に! 5月中に運行開始へ [JR Central's 211 series 5000 will become Sangi Railway's 5000 series! Operation to begin in May]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  4. ↑ ELダイヤ情報21 [Electric Loco Timetable Information 21]. Tokyo, Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. October 2012. p. 72. ISBN 978-4330320120.
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