Yahiko Line
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Yahiko Line | |||
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![]() Yahiko Station and a 115-500 series EMU in April 2014 | |||
Overview | |||
Native name | 弥彦線 | ||
Owner | ![]() | ||
Locale | Niigata Prefecture | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 8 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Regional rail | ||
Rolling stock | 115 series/E127 series/E129 series | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1916 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 17.5 km (10.9 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
Operating speed | 85 km/h (55 mph) | ||
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The Yahiko Line (弥彦線, Yahiko-sen) is a Japanese railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Yahiko Station in the village of Yahiko and Higashi-Sanjō Station in the city of Sanjo, both in Niigata Prefecture. The line shares its name with both Yahiko Village and nearby Mt. Yahiko.
Stations
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Name | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | ||
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Yahiko | 弥彦 | 0.0 | | | Yahiko | Niigata Prefecture | |
Yahagi | 矢作 | 2.3 | | | |||
Yoshida | 吉田 | 4.9 | ■Echigo Line | ◇ | Tsubame | |
Nishi-Tsubame | 西燕 | 8.0 | | | |||
Tsubame | 燕 | 10.3 | ◇ | |||
Tsubame-Sanjō | 燕三条 | 12.9 | ![]() |
| | Sanjō | |
Kita-Sanjō | 北三条 | 15.4 | | | |||
Higashi-Sanjō | 東三条 | 17.4 | ■Shinetsu Main Line | ◇ | ||
Echigo-Ōsaki | 越後大崎 | - | Closed 1985 | | | ||
Ōura | 大浦 | - | Closed 1985 | | | ||
Echigo-Nagasawa | 越後長沢 | - | Closed 1985 | | |
Symbols:
- | - Single-track
- ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
Rolling stock
- E127 series 2-car EMUs (since March 2015)
- E129 series 2/4-car EMUs (since March 2015)
- 115-1000 series 3-car EMUs
New E129 series EMUs were introduced on local services on the line from fiscal 2014.[1]
Former
- 115-500 series 2 car EMUs (until March 2015)
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E127 series
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E129 series
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115-1000 series
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115-500 series
History
The Echigo Railway opened the Yahiko to Yoshida section in 1916 and extended the line to Higashi-Sanjo in 1926. The company was nationalised in 1927.[citation needed]
Freight services ceased in 1960, and the line was electrified in 1984.[citation needed]
Former connecting lines
- Tsubame Station: The Niigata Kotsu opened a 34 km line electrified at 1,500 V DC to Sekiya on the Echigo Line in 1933. Freight services ceased in 1982, and the line closed between 1993 and 1999.[citation needed]
- Higashi-Sanjo station: An 8 km line to Echigo Nagasawa operated between 1927 and 1985.[citation needed]
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- ^ 通勤形車両の新造計画について [New commuter train manufacture plans] (PDF) (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
External links
- Yahiko Line stations (JR East) Template:Ja icon
- Yahiko Line timetable (JR East) Template:Ja icon
- Yahiko Line Template:Ja icon