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Yonesaka Line
Railway line in Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Yonesaka Line (米坂線, Yonesaka-sen) is a railway line in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Yonezawa Station in Yamagata Prefecture to Sakamachi Station in Niigata Prefecture. At Yonezawa, connections to the Yamagata Shinkansen and Ōu Main Line can be made; while the Uetsu Main Line connects at Sakamachi Station. The line takes its name from the first kanji of Yonezawa (米沢) and Sakamachi (坂町).
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Trains can only pass each other at Uzen-Komatsu, Imaizumi, Uzen-Tsubaki, Oguni, Echigo-Kanamaru, and Echigo-Shimoseki stations.
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Stations
Symbols:
- | - Single-track
- ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
- ^ - Double-track section starts from this point
- ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point
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Rolling stock
As of April 2020[update], the following rolling stock is used on the Yonesaka Line. All are based at Niitsu Depot.
- KiHa 110 series DMUs
- GV-E400 series DEMUs (since March 2020)
KiHa 110 DMU at Yonezawa Station in October 2016
Past
The following rolling stock was used on the Yonesaka Line. All were based at Niitsu Depot.
- KiHa 40/47/48 DMUs (until 2009)
- KiHa 52 DMUs (until 2009)
- KiHa 58 DMUs (until 2009)
- KiHa E120 DMUs (since November 2008, until March 2020)
KiHa 52 and 47 on Yonesaka Line in September 2008
KiHa 58 on Yonesaka Line in October 2008
A JR East KiHa E120 DMU at Imaizumi Station in July 2009
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History
The Yonezawa to Oguni section was opened in stages between 1926 and 1935. The Sakamachi to Echigo-Kanamaru section was opened between 1931 and 1933. The line was completed with the opening of the Oguni to Echigo-Kanamaru section in 1936.[citation needed]
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