The is a railway line in 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 ar ...
(JR East). It connects Yonezawa Station 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 nor ...
to Sakamachi Station in
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at . Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and ...
. At Yonezawa, connections to the
Yamagata Shinkansen
The is a Mini-shinkansen route in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It provides service between Tokyo and Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture over the tracks of the Tohoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line.
The term Yam ...
and
Ōu Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Fukushima Station through Akita Station to Aomori Station. Since the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen on July 1, 1992, the Fukushima–Yama ...
can be made; while the
Uetsu Main Line
The is a railway line in the Tohoku and Chubu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata and Akita Station in Akita. The name "Uetsu" refers to the ancient ...
connects at Sakamachi Station. The line takes its name from the first
kanji
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of and .
Trains can only pass each other at Uzen-Komatsu, Imaizumi, Uzen-Tsubaki, Oguni, Echigo-Kanamaru, and Echigo-Shimoseki stations.
Stations
Symbols:
* , - Single-track
* ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
* ^ - Double-track section starts from this point
* ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point
Rolling stock
, the following rolling stock is used on the Yonesaka Line. All are based at Niitsu Depot.
*
KiHa 110 series DMUs
*
GV-E400 series
The is a diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) around Niigata and Akita areas of Japan from 2019.
Design
The GV-E400 series trains are the first diesel-electric multiple units (not in ...
DEMUs (since March 2020)
Kiha110-206_Yonesaka_Line.jpg, KiHa 110 DMU at Yonezawa Station in October 2016
Past
The following rolling stock was used on the Yonesaka Line. All were based at Niitsu Depot.
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KiHa 40/47/48 DMUs (until 2009)
* KiHa 52 DMUs (until 2009)
* KiHa 58 DMUs (until 2009)
*
KiHa E120
The is a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) since November 2008.
Operations
Eight cars (numbered KiHa E120-1 to 8) are based at Aizu-Wakamatsu Depot and were used on the following ...
DMUs (since November 2008, until March 2020)
Kiha52_121.JPG, KiHa 52 and 47 on Yonesaka Line in September 2008
JNR_Kiha58_JNR-Express_color.jpg, KiHa 58 on Yonesaka Line in October 2008
KihaE120-7.jpg, A JR East KiHa E120 DMU at Imaizumi Station in July 2009
History
The Yonezawa to Oguni section was opened in stages between 1926 and 1935. The Sakamachi to Echigo-Kanamaru section was opened between 1931 and 1933. The line was completed with the opening of the Oguni to Echigo-Kanamaru section in 1936.
References
External links
Yonesaka Line Supporters' Association website
{{East Japan Railway Company Lines
Lines of East Japan Railway Company
Rail transport in Yamagata Prefecture
Rail transport in Niigata Prefecture
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan