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TheBanetsu West Line(Bàn Việt Tây tuyến,Ban'etsu-sai-sen)is a railway line in Japan operated byEast Japan Railway Company(JR East). It connectsKōriyama StationinKōriyama,Fukushima Prefecture,andNiitsu StationinAkiha Ward,Niigata,Niigata Prefecture.The name "Banetsu" is taken from the firstcharactersof the names of the ancientprovincesofIwaki(Bàn thành)andEchigo(Càng sau),which theBanetsu Eastand Banetsu West lines connect. "Sai"(Tây)means "west" in Japanese.
| Ban'etsu West Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | Bàn Việt Tây tuyến | ||
| Status | In operation | ||
| Owner |  JR East | ||
| Locale | Fukushima,Niigataprefectures | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 43 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Regional rail | ||
| Operator(s) | JR East | ||
| Rolling stock | 719 seriesEMU,E721 seriesEMU,KiHa 100 seriesDMU,GV-E400 seriesDMU, AT-700 series DMU | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1898 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 175.6 km (109.1 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
| Character | Rural | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 20 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary (Kōriyama – Aizu-Wakamatsu ) None (Aizu-Wakamatsu - Niitsu) | ||
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
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The line's nickname is theMori to Mizu to Roman no Tetsudō(Sâm と thủy とロマン の thiết nói,lit. "the water, forest, and nostalgia railway").[citation needed]
Station list
edit- Local trains generally stop at all stations, but some trains skip stations marked "▽".
- The column marked "*" refers to the unnamed rapid service between Kōriyama and Aizu-Wakamatsu/Kitakata using 719 series EMUs.
- Trains can pass one another at stations marked "◇", "∨", or "∧"; stations marked "◆" are switchback stations. Trains cannot pass at stations marked "｜".
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid | Transfers/Other Notes | Location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | * | Agano | ||||||
| Kōriyama | Quận sơn | - | 0.0 | ● | ∨ | Kōriyama | Fukushima | ||
| Kōriyamatomita | Quận sơn phú điền | 3.4 | 3.4 | ● | ｜ | ||||
| Kikuta | Hỉ lâu điền | 4.5 | 7.9 | ▲ | ◇ | ||||
| Akogashima | An tử ケ đảo | 3.9 | 11.8 | ｜ | ◇ | ||||
| Bandai-Atami | Bàn thang nhiệt hải | 3.6 | 15.4 | ● | ◇ | ||||
| Nakayamajuku | Trung sơn túc | 5.4 | 20.8 | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| Jōko | Thượng hộ | 6.5 | 27.3 | ｜ | ｜ | Inawashiro,Yama District | |||
| Inawashirokohan(closed) | Heo mầm đại ven hồ | 2.0 | 29.3 | Closed in 2007 | ｜ | ||||
| Sekito | Quan đều | 1.7 | 31.0 | ｜ | ◇ | ||||
| Kawageta | Xuyên hằng | 2.4 | 33.4 | ▲ | ◇ | ||||
| Inawashiro | Heo mầm đại | 3.3 | 36.7 | ● | ◇ | ||||
| Okinashima | Ông đảo | 4.4 | 41.1 | ▲ | ◇ | ||||
| Bandaimachi | Bàn thang đinh | 10.1 | 51.2 | ● | ◇ | Bandai,Yama District | |||
| Higashi-Nagahara | Đông trường nguyên | 6.0 | 57.2 | ▲ | ◇ | Aizuwakamatsu | |||
| Hirota | Quảng điền | 2.8 | 60.0 | ▲ | ◇ | ||||
| Aizu-Wakamatsu | Sẽ tân nhược tùng | 4.6 | 64.6 | ● | ● | ■Tadami Line ■Aizu Line[* 2] Terminus of electrification |
◆ | ||
| Dōjima▽ | Đường đảo | 5.5 | 70.1 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | |||
| Oikawa▽ | Cặp sách xuyên | 3.1 | 73.2 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | Yugawa,Kawanuma District | ||
| Shiokawa | Diêm xuyên | 1.9 | 75.1 | ● | ● | ◇ | Kitakata | ||
| Ubadō▽ | Mỗ đường | 2.4 | 77.5 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | |||
| Aizu-Toyokawa▽ | Sẽ tân phong xuyên | 2.0 | 79.5 | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | |||
| Kitakata | Hỉ nhiều mặt | 1.7 | 81.2 | ● | ● | ◇ | |||
| Yamato | Sơn đều | 9.9 | 91.1 | ● | ◇ | ||||
| Ogino | Địch dã | 6.1 | 97.2 | ● | ｜ | ||||
| Onobori | Đuôi đăng | 3.8 | 101.0 | ｜ | ｜ | Nishiaizu,Yama District | |||
| Nozawa | Dã trạch | 5.2 | 106.2 | ● | ◇ | ||||
| Kami-Nojiri | Thượng dã mông | 5.1 | 111.3 | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| Tokusawa | Đức trạch | 6.7 | 118.0 | ｜ | ◇ | ||||
| Toyomi | Phong thật | 3.3 | 121.3 | ｜ | ｜ | Aga,Higashikanbara District | Niigata | ||
| Hideya | Mặt trời mọc cốc | 7.1 | 128.4 | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| Kanose | Lộc lại | 5.2 | 133.6 | ● | ｜ | ||||
| Tsugawa | Tân xuyên | 3.4 | 137.0 | ● | ◇ | ||||
| Mikawa | Tam xuyên | 7.4 | 144.4 | ● | ｜ | ||||
| Igashima | 50 đảo | 4.2 | 148.6 | ｜ | ◇ | ||||
| Higashi-Gejō | Đông hạ điều | 3.9 | 152.5 | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| Sakihana | Tiếu hoa | 3.1 | 155.6 | ● | ｜ | Gosen | |||
| Maoroshi | Mã hạ | 2.8 | 158.4 | ▲ | ◇ | ||||
| Saruwada | Vượn hòa điền | 3.5 | 161.9 | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| Gosen | Năm tuyền | 3.8 | 165.7 | ● | ◇ | ||||
| Kita-Gosen | Bắc năm tuyền | 1.8 | 167.5 | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| Shinseki | Tân quan | 2.5 | 170.0 | ｜ | ◇ | Akiha-ku, Niigata | |||
| Higashi-Niitsu | Đông tân tân | 2.8 | 172.8 | ｜ | ｜ | ||||
| Niitsu | Tân tân | 2.8 | 175.6 | ● | ∧ | ||||
- ^Although the official start of the Suigun Line isAsakanagamori,all trains run through to/from Kōriyama.
- ^Although the official start of the Aizu Line isNishi-Wakamatsu,all trains run through to/from Aizu-Wakamatsu.
- ^Most Banetsu West Line trains travel through to/fromNiigata.
Rolling stock
editAs of April 2020[update],the following rolling stock is used on the Banetsu West Line.
Kōriyama—Kitakata
edit- E721-0 seriesEMUs (since 4 March 2017)[1]
- HB-E300 seriesFor Aizu SATANO (since 2024) belonging to the Sendai Vehicle Center.
- AT700/AT750 series For Aizu Mountain Express. Primary runs on weekends, between Aizu Wakamatsu and Kitaca. Going through the Tadami Line then to theAizu Railway Lineto Kinugawa Onsen station
Aizu-Wakamatsu—Niitsu
edit- KiHa 110 seriesDMUs most being replaced by GV-E400 series. These sets belongs to the Niigata Vehicle Center Niitsu Branch.
- GV-E400 seriesDEMUs Belonging to Niigata Vehicle Center Niitsu Branch(since August 2019[2])
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Operations in Niigata area -
SL "Banetsu Monogatari"
Past
edit- 455 seriesEMUs (from 1967 until March 2008)
- 485 seriesEMUs (Aizu Linerrapid services)
- KiHa 40/47/48DMUs (until March 2020)
- 583 seriesEMUs ( ‘’Aizu Liner’’)
- KiHa 52 DMUs (until 2009)
- KiHa 58 DMUs (until 2009)
- KiHa E120DMUs (until March 2020)
- 719 seriesEMUs (Until 2023)
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A Banetsu West Line 455 series EMU in December 2006 -
485 seriesAizu Linerrapid service at Koriyama Station in March 2012 -
KiHa 40/47/48 series atTokusawa Stationin June 2013 -
KiHa E120 and 110 atGosen Stationin December 2009 -
A Banetsu West Line 719 series EMU in January 2008 -
The 719–700 seriesFruiTeatrainset in April 2015
History
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The private Ganetsu Railway opened the initial section from Kōriyama to Nakayamajuku on July 26, 1898, and extended the line to Aizu-Wakamatsu the following year.[citation needed]
Japanese National Railways(JNR) started to modernize the line in the 1960s, introducing the line's firstlimited expressservice (as a part of the Yamagata-boundYamabata) in 1965 betweenUeno Stationin Tokyo and Aizu-Wakamatsu via theTōhoku Main Line.In 1968 the train was renamedAizu Yamabata,but from 1993 onward it was renamedViva Aizuand ran only between Koriyama and Aizu-Wakamatsu. The train was finally discontinued as a limited express service in 2003.[citation needed]
In 1967, JNR electrified the section between Kōriyama and Kitakata at 20 kV AC.[citation needed]
In 2011 the line was closed for 15 days in March following theTohoku earthquake,two days in April as a result of aftershocks, and for 10 weeks following torrential rain at the end of July.[citation needed]
A new station, calledKōriyamatomita,opened on 1 April 2017 between and Kōriyama and Kikuta stations.[3]
The railway bridge connecting Kitakata and Yamato collapsed due to heavy rain on 4 August 2022. Services were temporarily suspended between Kitakata and Nozawa.[4]Full service was restored on 1 April 2023.[5]In the timetable revision at December 3rd 2022, Rapid Ageo services ceased operations.
Electric services between Aizu-Wakamatsu and Kitakata ceased on 12 March 2022,[6]and the section was deelectrified by May 2024.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Bàn Việt Tây tuyến でE721 hệ の vận 転 bắt đầu[E721 series enter service on the Banetsu West Line].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 March 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 9 March 2017.Retrieved9 March2017.
- ^"“SLばんえつ vật ngữ” hào vận hành bắt đầu! Chúc ・20 đầy năm! Ngày 27 tháng 7 ( thổ ) tân tân dịch でお chúc い の イベントを khai thúc giục します! "(PDF)(Press release) (in Japanese). JR East Niigata Branch. 2019-06-27. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2019-06-27.Retrieved2020-07-19.
- ^ＪＲ quận sơn phú điền dịch khai trương huyện nội の tân dịch ３０ năm ぶり[JR Koriyamatomita Station opens - First new station in prefecture for 30 years].Fukushima Minpo(in Japanese). Japan. 2 April 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 3 April 2017.Retrieved3 April2017.
- ^"Phúc đảo ・ hỉ nhiều mặt kiều りょう sụp đổ, đường bộ trụ づり thông cần ・ thông học に đánh kích".Hà Bắc tân báo オンラインニュース(in Japanese). 2022-08-05.Retrieved2022-08-06.
- ^"Bàn Việt Tây tuyến ngày 1 tháng 4 lại khai thông へ 22 năm mưa to bị tai, không thông の hỉ nhiều mặt － sơn đều gian".Phúc đảo dân hữu tin tức(in Japanese). Phúc đảo dân hữu tin tức xã. 17 February 2023.
- ^"2022 năm 3 nguyệt ダイヤ sửa lại について"(PDF)(in Japanese). JR đông Nhật Bản tiên đài chi xã. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2021-12-17.
- ^『 lệnh cùng 6 niên độ thiết nói muốn lãm 』 điện khí xe nghiên cứu sẽ ・ thiết nói đồ sách báo hành hội, p.30
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