Yamaguchi Line

Railway line in western Japan
  • Shin-Yamaguchi
  • Masuda
Stations28ServiceTypeRegional railOperator(s)JR West, JR FreightRolling stockKiHa 40 series, KiHa 120 series, KiHa 187 series DMU, D51 200 steam locomotive, 35 series passenger carsHistoryOpened20 February 1913TechnicalLine length93.9 km (58.3 mi)Number of tracksEntire line single trackedCharacterRuralTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)ElectrificationNoneOperating speed85 km/h (53 mph)

The Yamaguchi Line (山口線, Yamaguchi-sen) is a railway line in western Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connects Shin-Yamaguchi Station in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi and Masuda Station in Masuda, Shimane.

History

The Ogori (now Shin-Yamaguchi) - Yamaguchi section opened in 1913, and the line was progressively extended north, reaching Masuda in 1923.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1984.

Proposed connecting line

  • Nichihara Station: The Gannichi Line was proposed to be extended to this station, and construction commenced in 1967. About 50% of the roadbed had been completed when construction was abandoned in 1980.

Services

The Super Oki limited express connects Shin-Yamaguchi Station with Yonago Station and Tottori Station on the Sanin Main Line via the Yamaguchi Line.

The line is also famous for the operation of the rapid SL Yamaguchi steam train.

Stations

●：Train stops
｜：Train passes
  • "Local" trains stop at every station.
Station Japanese Distance (km) Rapid
Commuter Liner 		Super Oki Transfers Location
Shin-Yamaguchi 新山口 0.0 ● ● Sanyō Shinkansen
Sanyō Main Line
Ube Line 		Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Prefecture
Suō-Shimogō 周防下郷 1.0 ｜ ｜  
Kamigō 上郷 2.7 ｜ ｜  
Nihozu 仁保津 4.6 ｜ ｜  
Ōtoshi 大歳 7.3 ● ｜  
Yabara 矢原 8.6 ● ｜  
Yudaonsen 湯田温泉 10.3 ● ●  
Yamaguchi 山口 12.7 ● ●  
Kami-Yamaguchi 上山口 13.9   ｜  
Miyano 宮野 15.5   ｜  
Niho 仁保 20.2   ｜  
Shinome 篠目 28.9   ｜  
Chōmonkyō 長門峡 32.3   ｜  
Watarigawa 渡川 35.5   ｜  
Mitani 三谷 38.6   ●  
Nagusa 名草 41.4   ｜  
Jifuku 地福 43.9   ｜  
Nabekura 鍋倉 46.4   ｜  
Tokusa 徳佐 49.9   ●  
Funahirayama 船平山 52.8   ｜  
Tsuwano 津和野 62.9   ●   Tsuwano,
Kanoashi 		Shimane Prefecture
Aonoyama 青野山 66.1   ｜  
Nichihara 日原 72.8   ●  
Aohara 青原 77.5   ｜  
Higashi-Aohara 東青原 80.6   ｜  
Iwami-Yokota 石見横田 84.7   ｜   Masuda
Honmataga 本俣賀 89.6   ｜  
Masuda 益田 93.9   ● Sanin Main Line

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yamaguchi Line.
  • Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (2005). Tetsudō Yōran (Heisei 17 Nendo) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. pp. 45, 63. ISBN 4-88548-106-6.