The is a railway line in

Yamagata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 9,325 km² (3,600 sq mi). Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the north, ...

, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East). It connects Kita-Yamagata Station in Yamagata with

Aterazawa Station is a railway station located in the town of Ōe, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Lines Aterazawa Station is a terminus of the Aterazawa Line, and is located 24.3 rail kilometers from the oppos ...

in Ōe. All trains run through to and from

Yamagata Station is a railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Yamagata Station is served by the following lines. * Yamagata Shinkansen * Ōu Main Line * Senzan Line * Aterazawa Line Sta ...

Station list

* All stations are located in

. * All trains stop at every station. * Trains can pass one another at stations marked "◇", "v", and "^".

Rolling stock

* KiHa 101 DMUs

History

The line was opened to Uzen-Nagasaki in 1921, and extended to Aterazawa the following year. CTC signalling was commissioned on the line in 1982.

Former connecting lines

The Sanzan Electric Railway operated an 11 km line from Uzen-Takamatsu Station to Mazawa, electrified at 600 V DC, between 1926 and 1974.

References

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of the Aterazawa Line
(JR East) {{East Japan Railway Company Lines Lines of East Japan Railway Company Rail transport in Yamagata Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1921