Aterazawa Line

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.

Aterazawa Line
A KiHa 101 DMU on the Aterazawa Line at Yamagata Station
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	20 July 1921; 104 years ago (1921-07-20)
Technical
Line length	24.3 km (15.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Entire line single tracked
Character	Fairly urban with some more rural sections
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	85 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

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.