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.
| Yamaguchi Line | |
|---|---|
 An all-stations "Local" service formed of two KiHa 40 series DMU cars in September 2009 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 山口線 |
| Status | In operation |
| Owner | JR West |
| Locale | Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 28 |
| Service | |
| Type | Regional rail |
| Operator(s) | JR West, JR Freight |
| Rolling stock | KiHa 40 series, KiHa 120 series, KiHa 187 series DMU, D51 200 steam locomotive, 35 series passenger cars |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 February 1913 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 93.9 km (58.3 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked |
| Character | Rural |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | None |
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
History edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
- ●：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 edit
References edit
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.