Aterazawa Line

Stations11ServiceTypeRegional railOperator(s) JR EastRolling stockKiHa 101 DMUsHistoryOpened20 July 1921; 102 years ago (1921-07-20)TechnicalLine length24.3 km (15.1 mi)Number of tracksEntire line single trackedCharacterFairly urban with some more rural sectionsTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)ElectrificationNoneOperating speed85 km/h (53 mph)

Route map

Legend -1.9 Yamagata and (Yamagata, Senzan) Crossings' details 0.0 Kita-Yamagata (Yamagata, Senzan) 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 This diagram: view talk edit

The Aterazawa Line (左沢線, Aterazawa-sen) is a railway line in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1] 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
		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	Senzan Line   Ōu Main Line (for Shinjō)	◇
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

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

• of the Aterazawa Line (JR East) (in Japanese)