Yahiko Line

Yahiko Line
Yahiko Line
	AnE127 seriesEMU atYahiko Station
Overview
Native name	Di ngạn tuyến
Owner	JR East
Locale	Niigata Prefecture
Termini	Higashi-Sanjō; Yahiko;
Stations	8
Service
Type	Regional rail
Rolling stock	E129 series
History
Opened	1916;108 years ago
Technical
Line length	17.4 km (10.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 VDCoverhead catenary
Operating speed	85 km/h (55 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

TheYahiko Line(Di ngạn tuyến,Yahiko-sen)is a Japanese railway line operated byEast Japan Railway Company(JR East) which connectsYahiko Stationin the village ofYahikoandHigashi-Sanjō Stationin the city ofSanjo,both inNiigata Prefecture.The line shares its name with both Yahiko Village and nearbyMt. Yahiko.

Services

All trains on the line operate as local services stopping at all stations. Most services run between Yahiko and Yoshida, and Yoshida and Higashi-Sanjō. A few services run the full length of the line from Yahiko to Higashi-Sanjō, and one service in the mornings in both directions runs through to the Echigo Line towardTeradomari.There is an hourly service in the mornings and evenings, and service every 2–3 hours during the mid-day.

Stations

Stations of Yahiko Line

Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers		Location
Yahiko	Di ngạn	0.0		｜	Yahiko	Niigata Prefecture
Yahagi	Thỉ làm	2.3		｜	Yahiko
Yoshida	Cát điền	4.9	■Echigo Line	◇	Tsubame
Nishi-Tsubame	Tây Yến	8.0		｜
Tsubame	Yến	10.3		◇
Tsubame-Sanjō	Yến ba điều	12.9	Joetsu Shinkansen	｜	Sanjō
Kita-Sanjō	Bắc ba điều	15.4		｜
Higashi-Sanjō	Đông ba điều	17.4	■Shinetsu Main Line	◇
Echigo-Ōsaki	Càng sau đại kỳ	-	Closed 1985	｜
Ōura	Đại phổ	-	Closed 1985	｜
Echigo-Nagasawa	Càng sau trường trạch	-	Closed 1985	｜

Symbols:

| - Single-track
◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass

Rolling stock

E127 seriesEMUs and 115-1000 series EMUs atYoshida Station

E129 series2/4-car EMUs (since March 2015)

NewE129 seriesEMUs were introduced on local services on the line from fiscal 2014.^[1]

Former

115-500 series 2 car EMUs (until March 2015)
115-1000 series3-car EMUs (until 11 March 2022)
E127 series2-car EMUs (from March 2015 to 11 March 2022)

E129 series
115-500 series

History

The Echigo Railway opened the Yahiko to Yoshida section in 1916 and extended the line to Higashi-Sanjo in 1926. The company was nationalised in 1927.^{[citation needed]}

Freight services ceased in 1960, and the line was electrified in 1984.^{[citation needed]}

Former connecting lines

Tsubame Station: The Niigata Kotsu opened a 34 km line electrified at 1,500 V DC to Sekiya on theEchigo Linein 1933. Freight services ceased in 1982, and the line closed between 1993 and 1999.^{[citation needed]}
Higashi-Sanjo station: An 8 km line to Echigo Nagasawa operated between 1927 and 1985.^{[citation needed]}

References

^Thông cần hình xe lạng の tân tạo kế hoạch について[New commuter train manufacture plans](PDF)(in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2 July 2013.Retrieved2 July2013.

External links

Yahiko Line stations(JR East)(in Japanese)
Yahiko Line timetable(JR East)(in Japanese)
Yahiko Line(in Japanese)

[jreast20130702-1] Thông cần hình xe lạng の tân tạo kế hoạch について[New commuter train manufacture plans](PDF)(in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2 July 2013.Retrieved2 July2013.

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