The is a Japanese railway line 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) which connects
Yahiko Station in the village of
Yahiko and
Higashi-Sanjō Station in the city of
Sanjo, both in
Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
. The line shares its name with both Yahiko Village and nearby
Mt. Yahiko.
Services
All trains on the line operate as local services stopping at all stations. Most services run between Yahiko and Yoshida, and Yoshida and Higashi-Sanjō. A few services run the full length of the line from Yahiko to Higashi-Sanjō, and one service in the mornings in both directions runs through to the Echigo Line toward . There is an hourly service in the mornings and evenings, and service every 2–3 hours during the mid-day.
Stations
![Linemap of Yahiko Line with Stations](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Linemap_of_Yahiko_Line_with_Stations.svg)
Symbols:
* , - Single-track
* ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
Rolling stock
![YoshidaStaPlatform_201705](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/YoshidaStaPlatform_201705.jpg)
*
E129 series
The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on local services in the Niigata area since 6 December 2014.
Design
Built at the J-TREC factory in Niitsu, Niigata, the stainless steel body ...
2/4-car EMUs (since March 2015)
New
E129 series
The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on local services in the Niigata area since 6 December 2014.
Design
Built at the J-TREC factory in Niitsu, Niigata, the stainless steel body ...
EMUs were introduced on local services on the line from fiscal 2014.
Former
* 115-500 series 2 car EMUs (until March 2015)
*
115-1000 series 3-car EMUs (until 11 March 2022)
*
E127 series
The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on local services by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan since 1995, and also by the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway since March 2015 as the ET127 ser ...
2-car EMUs (from March 2015 to 11 March 2022)
File:JRE E129 A5.JPG, E129 series
File:Jre115-yahikocolor-20070325.jpg, 115-500 series
History
The Echigo Railway opened the Yahiko to 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
* Tsubame Station: The Niigata Kotsu opened a 34 km line electrified at 1,500 V DC to Sekiya on the
Echigo Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which correspond ...
in 1933. Freight services ceased in 1982, and the line closed between 1993 and 1999.
* Higashi-Sanjo station: An 8 km line to Echigo Nagasawa operated between 1927 and 1985.
References
External links
Yahiko Line stations(JR East)
Yahiko Line timetable(JR East)
{{East Japan Railway Company Lines
Lines of East Japan Railway Company
Rail transport in Niigata Prefecture
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1916