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Chōkai Sanroku Line
A YR-3000 railcar at Yajima Station
Overview
LocaleAkita Prefecture
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Yuri Kōgen Tetsudō
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1922 (1922-08-01) [1]
Technical
Line length23.0 km
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Operating speed65 kilometres per hour (40 mph) [2]

The Chōkai Sanroku Line (鳥海山ろく線, Chōkai Sanroku-sen, "Chōkai Submontane Line") is a Japanese railway line in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan, with all station located within the city of Yurihonjō. This is the only railway line operated by the Yuri Kōgen Railway (由利高原鉄道, Yuri Kōgen Tetsudō).

History

On August 1, 1922, the privately owned Yokote Railway Company (横手鉄道, Yokote Tetsudō) completed its West Line, connecting Ugo-Honjō with Maegō over 11.6 rail kilometers, and renamed itself the Yokojō Railway Company (横荘鉄道, Yokojō Tetsudō)[1]. The line was nationalized on September 1, 1937 becoming the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Yashima Line (矢島, Yashima sen)[3] and the line was extended by an additional 4.1 kilometers to Nishitakisawa by December 15 of the same year. The line was further extended an additional 7.3 kilometers to its present terminus at Yashima by October 21, 1938.

The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War 2. All scheduled freight services were discontinued from March 10, 1981. On October 10, 1985, the operations of the former Yashima line were taken over by the newly created third sector (in Japanese sense) Yuri Kōgen Railroad.

Proposed connecting line

  • Maego station - The Yokote Railway Co. opened a 38 km line from Yokote on the Ou Main Line to Oikata between 1918 and 1930. Construction commenced on an extension to this station but it was not completed. The 12 km section from Oikata - Niiyama was closed following typhoon damage in 1947, the 7 km section from Niiyama - Tateai closed in 1965 when a bridge was destroyed by floodwaters, and the balance of the line closed in 1971.

Stations

Station Japanese Distance between
stations (km)
Distance
(km)
Ugo-Honjō 羽後本荘 - 0.0
Yakushidō 薬師堂 2.2 2.2
Koyoshi 子吉 2.3 4.5
Ayukawa 鮎川 2.9 7.4
Kurosawa 黒沢 2.1 9.5
Magarisawa 曲沢 0.8 10.3
Maegō 前郷 1.4 11.7
Kubota 久保田 1.9 13.6
Nishitakisawa 西滝沢 2.1 15.7
Yoshizawa 吉沢 1.4 17.1
Kawabe 川辺 3.0 20.1
Yashima 矢島 2.9 23.0

Rolling stock

As of August 2020, the line operates the following diesel multiple units (DMUs):

Current rolling stock

YR-2000

YR-2000 series
Exterior of train YR-2001
Exterior of train YR-2001
In service2000-present
Constructed2000-2003
Entered serviceNovember 2000
Number built2 vehicles
Number in service2 vehicles
Fleet numbersYR-2001 to YR-2002
Capacity114-116 people
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Train length18.5 metres (61 ft)
Width2.8 metres (9.2 ft)
Height4.0 metres (13.1 ft)
Maximum speed95 kilometres per hour (59 mph)
Safety system(s)ATS-SN
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The YR-2000 series was introduced from November 2000 to March 2003, with a total of 2 cars built.[4][5] It is the first cars on the line to have air conditioning.

YR-3000

YR-3000 series
Exterior of train YR-3001
Exterior of train YR-3001
In service2012-present
Constructed2012-2014
Entered service2012
Number built3 vehicles
Number in service3 vehicles
Fleet numbersYR-3001 to YR-3003

It was introduced from 2012 to 2014 for a total of 3 cars.

Former rolling stock

YR-1000/1500

YR-1000/1500 series
Exterior of train YR-1501
Exterior of train YR-1501
In service1985-present
Constructed1985-1989
Entered serviceMay 2000
Number built5 vehicles
Number in service5 vehicles
Fleet numbersYR-1001 to YR-1005, YR-1501 to YR-1504

It was introduced as the YR-1000 from 1985 to 1989 for a total of 5 cars. 4 of the cars were refurbished into the YR-1500 series, with the 5th car being scrapped.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "官報. 1922年08月05日 - 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. doi:10.11501/2955122. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  2. ^ Nihon no rōkaru shitetsu. 2000. Terada, Hirokazu, 1960-, 寺田, 裕一, 1960-. ネコ・パブリッシング. 2000. ISBN 4-87366-207-9. OCLC 676199611.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ 日本国有鉄道百年. Vol. 11. p. 886.
  4. ^ 鉄道ピクトリア. Vol. 708. 電気車研究会.
  5. ^ 鉄道ピクトリア. Vol. 738. 電気車研究会.

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