Nagasaki Main Line
長崎本線 |
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JR Kyushu 885 series Kamome limited express at Nagasaki Station |
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Type | Heavy rail | ||
Locale | Saga, Nagasaki prefectures | ||
Termini | Tosu Nagasaki |
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Stations | 41 | ||
Operation | |||
Opened | 1891 | ||
Owner | JR Kyushu | ||
Operator(s) | JR Kyushu, JR Freight | ||
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Line length | 148.8 km (92.5 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | 20 kV AC, 60 Hz (Tosu — Isahaya, Kikitsu — Ichinuno, Urakami — Nagasaki sections) | ||
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The Nagasaki Main Line (長崎本線 Nagasaki-honsen ), or simply Nagasaki Line, is a railway line owned by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) running from Tosu Station in Saga Prefecture to Nagasaki Station in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. There is a separate branch of this line from Kikitsu Station to Urakami Station by way of Nagayo Station.
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The line is single-tracked between Kashima and Nagasaki stations due to the coastal geography of the area making double-tracking prohibitively expensive.
The old route (旧線) is the branch of the Nagasaki Main Line between Kikitsu and Urakami via Nagayo that existed before the opening of the new route. Prior to the opening of the new route, express and limited express trains ran on this section. You can see vestiges of this at Michinoo and other stations along the route.
The new line (新線) is the branch of the Nagasaki Main Line between Isahaya and Urakami via Ichinuno through the Nagasaki Tunnel. It is electrified.
The Kamome limited express operates on the Nagasaki Main Line. The merged Midori/Huis Ten Bosch limited express operates east of Hizen-Yamaguchi Station. Limited express trains travel over the new route between Isahaya and Urakami stations.
Overnight sleeper trains, such as the Sakura (between Tokyo and Nagasaki) and Akatsuki (between Kyoto and Nagasaki), were discontinued in 2008.
Other than trains that are operated on the entire Nagasaki Line, there are trains which operate in specific sections, such as from Tosu to Hizen-Kashima, and trains which continue on to other lines.
Freight trains are operated between Tosu and Nabeshima. High-speed freight trains make three round trips a day from Tosu Freight Terminal to Nabeshima. The electric locomotive used is the Class ED76. Freight trains only arrive and depart from Nabeshima station.
In 1907, the Railway Nationalization Act was passed in Japan, nationalizing all railways. This act provided that the Ariake Line be extended from Tosu to Isahaya by way of Kashima. It also provided that a new line be built from Kikitsu to Urakami by way of Nagasaki. This was all completed in 1934, and the line was renamed the Nagasaki Main Line.
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Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid | Transfers | Location | |||
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Tosu | 鳥栖 | - | 0.0 | Kagoshima Main Line | ∥ | Tosu | Saga | |
Shin-Tosu | 新鳥栖 | 2.0 | 2.0 | Kyushu Shinkansen | ∥ | |||
Hizen-Fumoto | 肥前麓 | 2.2 | 4.2 | ∥ | ||||
Nakabaru | 中原 | 4.3 | 8.5 | ∥ | Miyaki, Miyaki District | |||
Yoshinogari-Kōen | 吉野ヶ里公園 | 4.6 | 13.1 | ∥ | Yoshinogari, Kanzaki District | |||
Kanzaki | 神埼 | 2.6 | 15.7 | ∥ | Kanzaki | |||
Igaya | 伊賀屋 | 4.5 | 20.2 | ∥ | Saga | |||
Saga | 佐賀 | 4.8 | 25.0 | ∥ | ||||
Nabeshima | 鍋島 | 3.0 | 28.0 | ∥ | ||||
Balloon Saga (seasonal) | バルーンさが | 1.8 | 29.8 | ∥ | ||||
Kubota | 久保田 | 1.6 | 31.4 | Karatsu Line[* 1] | ∥ | |||
Ushizu | 牛津 | 2.8 | 34.2 | ∥ | Ogi | |||
Hizen-Yamaguchi | 肥前山口 | 5.4 | 39.6 | Sasebo Line (some trains through to/from Tosu) | ∨ | Kōhoku, Kishima District | ||
Hizen-Shiroishi | 肥前白石 | 5.1 | 44.7 | ◇ | Shiroishi, Kishima District | |||
Hizen-Ryūō | 肥前竜王 | 4.7 | 49.4 | ◇ | ||||
Hizen-Kashima | 肥前鹿島 | 5.2 | 54.6 | ◇ | Kashima | |||
Hizen-Hama | 肥前浜 | 3.0 | 57.6 | ◇ | ||||
Hizen-Nanaura | 肥前七浦 | 3.9 | 61.5 | ◇ | ||||
Hizen-Iida | 肥前飯田 | 2.1 | 63.6 | ◇ | ||||
Tara | 多良 | 4.1 | 67.7 | ◇ | Tara, Fujitsu District | |||
Hizen-Ōura | 肥前大浦 | 7.9 | 75.6 | ◇ | ||||
Konagai | 小長井 | 6.7 | 82.3 | ◇ | Isahaya | Nagasaki | ||
Nagasato | 長里 | 2.4 | 84.7 | To/from Ōmura Line | ◇ | |||
Yue | 湯江 | 2.9 | 87.6 | ◇ | ||||
Oe | 小江 | 3.3 | 90.9 | ◇ | ||||
Hizen-Nagata | 肥前長田 | 4.7 | 95.6 | ◇ | ||||
Higashi-Isahaya | 東諫早 | 2.2 | 97.8 | ◇ | ||||
Isahaya | 諫早 | 2.6 | 100.4 | ● | Ōmura Line (through to/from Nagasaki) Shimabara Railway Line |
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Nishi-Isahaya | 西諫早 | 2.8 | 103.2 | ▲ | ∥ | |||
Kikitsu | 喜々津 | 3.7 | 106.9 | ● | Nagasaki Main Line (old route) (through to/from Isahaya) | ∨ | ||
Ichinuno | 市布 | 2.5 | 109.4 | ▲ | ◇ | |||
Hizen-Koga | 肥前古賀 | 2.9 | 112.3 | ▲ | | | Nagasaki | ||
Utsutsugawa | 現川 | 2.5 | 114.8 | ▲ | ◇ | |||
Urakami | 浦上 | 8.9 | 123.7 | ● | Nagasaki Main Line (old route) (through to/from Nagasaki) Nagasaki Electric Tramway: Main Line (Urakami-Ekimae) |
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Nagasaki | 長崎 | 1.6 | 125.3 | ● | Nagasaki Electric Tramway Main Line, Sakuramachi Branch (Nagasaki-Ekimae) | ∥ |
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |||
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Kikitsu | 喜々津 | - | 0.0 | Nagasaki Main Line (new route) (through to/from Isahaya) | ◇ | Isahaya | |
Higashisono | 東園 | 3.5 | 3.5 | | | |||
Ōkusa | 大草 | 3.7 | 7.2 | ◇ | |||
Honkawachi | 本川内 | 5.1 | 12.3 | | | Nagayo, Nishisonogi District | ||
Nagayo | 長与 | 3.1 | 15.4 | ◇ | |||
Kōda | 高田 | 1.0 | 16.4 | | | |||
Michinoo | 道ノ尾 | 2.5 | 18.9 | | | |||
Nishi-Urakami | 西浦上 | 1.7 | 20.6 | | | Nagasaki | ||
Urakami | 浦上 | 2.9 | 23.5 | Nagasaki Main Line (new route) (through to/from Nagasaki) Nagasaki Electric Tramway Main Line (Urakami-Ekimae) |
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