Aterazawa Line
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Aterazawa Line | ||
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Overview | ||
Native name | 左沢線 | |
Status | In operation | |
Owner | JR East | |
Locale | Yamagata Prefecture | |
Termini | Kita-Yamagata Aterazawa | |
Stations | 11 | |
Service | ||
Type | Regional rail | |
Operator(s) | JR East | |
Rolling stock | KiHa 101 DMUs | |
History | ||
Opened | 1921 | |
Technical | ||
Line length | 24.3 km (15.1 mi) | |
Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | |
Electrification | None | |
Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) | |
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The Aterazawa Line (左沢線, Aterazawa-sen) is a railway line in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kita-Yamagata Station in Yamagata with Aterazawa Station in Ōe. All trains run through to and from Yamagata Station.
Station list[]
- All stations are located in Yamagata Prefecture.
- All trains stop at every station.
- Trains can pass one another at stations marked "◇", "v", and "^".
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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Between stations |
From Kita-Yamagata | |||||
Yamagata | 山形 | - | -1.9 | Yamagata Shinkansen, Ōu Main Line (for Yonezawa) | v | Yamagata |
Kita-Yamagata | 北山形 | 1.9 | 0.0 | Ōu Main Line (for Shinjō), Senzan Line* | ◇ | |
Higashi-Kanai | 東金井 | 3.1 | 3.1 | | | ||
Uzen-Yamabe | 羽前山辺 | 3.4 | 6.5 | ◇ | Yamanobe, Higashimurayama District | |
Uzen-Kanezawa | 羽前金沢 | 3.0 | 9.5 | | | Nakayama, Higashimurayama District | |
Uzen-Nagasaki | 羽前長崎 | 1.5 | 11.0 | | | ||
Minami-Sagae | 南寒河江 | 2.5 | 13.5 | | | Sagae | |
Sagae | 寒河江 | 1.8 | 15.3 | ◇ | ||
Nishi-Sagae | 西寒河江 | 1.1 | 16.4 | | | ||
Uzen-Takamatsu | 羽前高松 | 2.9 | 19.3 | | | ||
Shibahashi | 柴橋 | 3.0 | 22.3 | | | ||
Aterazawa | 左沢 | 2.0 | 24.3 | | | Ōe, Nishimurayama District |
Rolling stock[]
- KiHa 101 DMUs
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[]
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[]
External links[]
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- of the Aterazawa Line (JR East) (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Aterazawa Line
- Lines of East Japan Railway Company
- Rail transport in Yamagata Prefecture
- 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
- Railway lines opened in 1921