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TheHakushin Line(Bạch tân tuyến,Hakushin-sen)is a Japanese railway line which runs betweenNiigataandShibatastations in the cities ofNiigataandShibatainNiigata Prefecture.It is part of theEast Japan Railway Company(JR East) network.
| Hakushin Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 115 seriesEMU bound for Niigata approachingToyosaka Station,May 2008 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Bạch tân tuyến | ||
| Locale | Niigata Prefecture | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 10 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Operator(s) |  JR East | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1952 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 27.3 km (17.0 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DCoverhead catenary | ||
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Basic data
edit- Operators, distances:
- East Japan Railway Company(JR East) (Services and tracks)
- Niigata – Shibata: 27.3 km (17.0 mi)
- Japan Freight Railway Company(JR Freight) (Services only)
- Kami-Nuttari Junction – Shibata: 25.4 km (15.8 mi)
- Double-tracking: Niigata – Niizaki
- Railway signalling:ATS-Ps
Services
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- Limited express, Rapid
As of March 2018[update],the following services are operated.
| Name | Route | Service frequency (daily) |
|---|---|---|
| Limited ExpressInaho | Niigata – Shibata –Sakata/Akita(Uetsu Main Line) | 7 return trips |
| RapidBenibana | Niigata – Shibata –Yonezawa(Yonesaka Line) | 1 return trip |
| RapidRakuraku-Train-Murakami | Niigata – Shibata –Murakami(Uetsu Main Line) | 1 down trip in evening |
| Rapid | Niigata – Shibata – Murakami (Uetsu Main Line) | 1 down trip in morning, 1 up trip in evening |
| RapidKirakira Uetsu | Niigata – Shibata – Sakata (Uetsu Main Line) | 1 return trip (only weekends) |
- Local
- Niigata -Toyosaka:every 20 minutes
- Toyosaka - Shibata: every 60 minutes (every 20 minutes during peaks)
Station list
edit- All stations are located inNiigata Prefecture.
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Inaho /Rapid |
Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | ||||||
| Niigata | Tân tả | - | 0.0 | ● | ∥ | Chūō-ku, Niigata | |
| Higashi-Niigata | Đông tân tả | 5.0 | 5.0 | ｜ | ∥ | Higashi-ku, Niigata | |
| Ōgata | Đại hình | 2.0 | 7.0 | ｜ | ∥ | ||
| Niizaki | Tân kỳ | 2.6 | 9.6 | ｜ | ∨ | Kita-ku, Niigata | |
| Hayadōri | Tảo thông | 1.9 | 11.5 | ｜ | ◇ | ||
| Toyosaka | Phong vinh | 3.5 | 15.0 | ● | ◇ | ||
| Kuroyama | Hắc sơn | 3.0 | 18.0 | ｜ | ◇ | ||
| Sasaki | Tá 々 mộc | 3.0 | 21.0 | ｜ | ◇ | Shibata | |
| Nishi-Shibata | Tây tân phát điền | 3.3 | 24.3 | ｜ | ◇ | ||
| Shibata | Tân phát điền | 3.0 | 27.3 | ● | ■Uetsu Main Line | ◇ | |
Symbols:
- ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
- ^ - Double-track section starts from this point
- ∥ - Double-track
- ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point
Rolling stock
editPresent
edit- E129 series2/4-car EMUs (since December 2014)
- E653 series7-car EMUs (Inaholimited express, since September 2013)
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E129 series
Former
edit- 115 series2/3/4-car EMUs (until March 2018)
- E127 series2-car EMUs (until March 2015)
- 485 series6-car EMUs (Inaho,until July 2014)
- 165 series
- 70 series
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115 series -
E127 series -
485 series EMU passing through Higashi-Niigata Station on anInahoservice, May 2008 -
165 series
History
editThe first section opened on 23 December 1952 was the 12.3 km line between Shibata Station and Kuzutsuka Station (nowToyosaka Station). On 15 April 1956, the line was extended 14.9 km from Kuzutsuka to Niigata.[citation needed]
The line was electrified at 1,500 V DC in 1972, and double-tracked in sections between 1978 and 1981.[citation needed]
References
editExternal links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toHakushin Line.
- Stations of the Hakushin Line(JR East)(in Japanese)