Obama Line

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An Obama Line train at Wakasa-Hongō Station
An Obama Line train at Wakasa-Hongō Station

The Obama Line (小浜線 Obama-sen?) is a railway line on the Sea of Japan coast of central Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

The 84.3-kilometer single track railway connects Tsuruga Station on the Hokuriku Main Line in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture and Higashi-Maizuru Station on the Maizuru Line in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture. The city of Obama and the towns of Mihama, Wakasa, Ōi and Takahama are on the middle of the line.

The electrification of the line was completed on March 15, 2003.

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