Yonesaka Line

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Sakamachi - Yonezawa

The Yonesaka Line (米坂線 Yonesaka-sen) is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs from Yonezawa Station in Yamagata Prefecture to Sakamachi Station in Niigata Prefecture. At Yonezawa, connections to the Yamagata Shinkansen and Ōu Main Line can be made; while the Uetsu Main Line connects at Sakamachi Station.

The line takes its name from the first kanji of Yonezawa () and Sakamachi ().

Station list

Station Japanese Distance (km)
(from Yonezawa Station)
Transfers Location
Yonezawa 米沢 0.0 Yamagata Shinkansen, Ōu Main Line Yonezawa Yamagata
Prefecture
Minami-Yonezawa 南米沢 3.1
Nishi-Yonezawa 西米沢 6.5
Narushima 成島 9.6
Chūgun 中郡 12.5 Kawanishi
Uzen-Komatsu 羽前小松 16.9
Inukawa 犬川 19.4
Imaizumi 今泉 23.0 Flower Nagai Line Nagai
Hagyū 萩生 27.3 Iide
Uzen-Tsubaki 羽前椿 30.1
Tenoko 手ノ子 34.7
Uzen-Numazawa 羽前沼沢 43.9 Oguni
Isaryō 伊佐領 50.0
Uzen-Matsuoka 羽前松岡 54.7
Oguni 小国 58.3
Echigo-Kanamaru 越後金丸 67.8 Sekikawa Niigata
Prefecture
Echigo-Katakai 越後片貝 73.1
Echigo-Shimoseki 越後下関 79.7
Echigo-Ōshima 越後大島 83.5
Sakamachi 坂町 90.7 Uetsu Main Line Murakami

Rolling stock

As of February 2009, the following rolling stock is used on the Yonesaka Line.

  • KiHa 40/47/48 DMUs
  • KiHa 52 DMUs
  • KiHa 58 DMUs
  • KiHa 110 DMUs
  • KiHa E120 DMUs (since November 2008)[1]

All are based at Niitsu Depot.

See also

References

  1. JR East Niigata Area press release, (16 October 2008). Retrieved on 17 October 2008. (Japanese)

External links

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