Yahiko Line

     Yahiko Line

Overview
Type Regional rail
Locale Niigata Prefecture
Termini Higashi-Sanjō
Yahiko
Stations 8
Operation
Opening 1916
Owner JR East
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)

The Yahiko Line (弥彦線 Yahiko-sen) is a Japanese railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Yahiko in the village of Yahiko and Higashi-Sanjō in the city of Sanjo, both in Niigata Prefecture. The line shares its name with both Yahiko Village and nearby Mt. Yahiko.

Stations

Name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
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 Joetsu Shinkansen Sanjō
Kita-Sanjō 北三条 15.4  
Higashi-Sanjō 東三条 17.4 Shinetsu Main Line

Rolling stock

New E129 series EMUs are scheduled to be introduced on local services on the line from fiscal 2014.[1]

History

The Echigo Railway Co. opened the Yahiko - Yoshida section in 1916 and extended the line to Higashi-Sanjo in 1926. The company was nationalised in 1927.

Freight services ceased in 1960, and the line was electrified in 1984.

Former connecting lines

References

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

  1. ↑ 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.

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