TheAterazawa Line(Tả trạch tuyến,Aterazawa-sen)is a railway line inYamagata Prefecture,Japan, operated byEast Japan Railway Company(JR East).[1]It connectsKita-Yamagata StationinYamagatawithAterazawa StationinŌe.All trains run through to and fromYamagata Station.

Aterazawa Line
A KiHa 101 DMU on the Aterazawa Line at Yamagata Station
Overview
Native nameTả trạch tuyến
StatusIn operation
OwnerLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East)JR East
LocaleYamagata Prefecture
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeRegional rail
Operator(s)Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East)JR East
Rolling stockKiHa 101DMUs
History
Opened20 July 1921;103 years ago(1921-07-20)
Technical
Line length24.3 km (15.1 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterFairly urban with some more rural sections
Track gauge1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

-1.9
Yamagata
Crossings' details
0.0
Kita-Yamagata
Crossings' details
3x
3.1
Higashi-Kanai
Crossings' details
Su River
6.5
Uzen-Yamabe
Crossings' details
2x
2x
9.5
Uzen-Kanezawa
11.0
Uzen-Nagasaki
Crossings' details
2x
Mogami River
2x
13.5
Minami-Sagae
Crossings' details
2x
15.3
Sagae
Crossings' details
16.4
Nishi-Sagae
Crossings' details
2x
2x
3x
19.3
Uzen-Takamatsu
3x
22.3
Shibahashi
Crossings' details
24.3
Aterazawa

Station list

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  • All stations are located inYamagata Prefecture.
  • All trains stop at every station.
  • Trains can pass one another at stations marked "◇", "v", and "^".
Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations
From
Kita-Yamagata
Yamagata Sơn hình - -1.9 v Yamagata
Kita-Yamagata Bắc Sơn hình 1.9 0.0
Higashi-Kanai Đông kim giếng 3.1 3.1
Uzen-Yamabe Vũ trước sơn biên 3.4 6.5 Yamanobe,Higashimurayama District
Uzen-Kanezawa Vũ trước kim trạch 3.0 9.5 Nakayama,Higashimurayama District
Uzen-Nagasaki Vũ trước Nagasaki 1.5 11.0
Minami-Sagae Nam hàn hà giang 2.5 13.5 Sagae
Sagae Hàn hà giang 1.8 15.3
Nishi-Sagae Tây hàn hà giang 1.1 16.4
Uzen-Takamatsu Vũ trước cao tùng 2.9 19.3
Shibahashi Sài kiều 3.0 22.3
Aterazawa Tả trạch 2.0 24.3 Ōe,Nishimurayama District

Rolling stock

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History

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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

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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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  1. ^"Sagae JR Aterazawa Line for Aterazawa Timetable | Japan Travel by NAVITIME - Japan Travel Guides, Transit Search and Itinerary Planner".japantravel.navitime.Retrieved2023-05-15.
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