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Iiyama Line
The is a railway line in Japan linking Toyono Station in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture and Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in Nagaoka, Niigata, Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Stations Rolling stock * KiHa 100 series, KiHa 110 series DMUs History The Iiyama Railway Co. opened the first section from Toyono to its namesake town in 1921, and extended the line in sections to Tokamachi in 1929, where it connected to the Japanese Government Railways line from Echigo-Kawaguchi which had opened in 1927. The Iiyama Railway Co. was nationalised in 1944, and freight services ceased in 1987. The line sees much snow in the winter. The line uses avalanche fences along steep slopes, snow sheds and has a melting system at level crossings to deal with the snow. A record 7.85m of snow fell at Mori-Miyanohara Station in February 1945, an event that is remembered with a pole just outside the station marking the vast amount of snow. Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KiHa 100 Series
The are diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains operated since 1990 by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on non-electrified rural lines in Japan. A total of 247 vehicles were built between 1989 and 1999 by Fuji Heavy Industries and Niigata Transys. Operations KiHa 100 and 110 series DMUs are based at the following depots and used on the following lines. * , , depots ** Hanawa Line ** Kamaishi Line ** Kitakami Line ** Ōfunato Line (Ichinoseki - Kesennuma) ** Ōminato Line ** Tohoku Main Line (Ichinoseki - Kitakami, Hanamaki - Morioka) ** Yamada Line (JR East), Yamada Line * , , depots ** Aterazawa Line (KiHa 101) ** Banetsu East Line ** Ishinomaki Line ** Kesennuma Line (Maeyachi - Yanaizu) ** Rikuu East Line ** Rikuu West Line * depot ** Banetsu West Line (Aizu-Wakamatsu - Niitsu–Niigata) ** Uetsu Main Line (Niitsu - Sakata) ** Hakushin Line ** Yonesaka Line * , depots ** Iiyama Line ** Koumi Line * depot ** Hachikō Line (Komagawa - Takasaki) (KiHa 110–200, KiHa 111-20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
