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Revision as of 01:38, 23 February 2022 by CamdenCountyWX0216 (talk | contribs) (→History)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Narrow gauge (1067mm/3'6") railway line in Mie Prefecture, Japan| Sangi Line | |
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 An 801 Series on the Sangi Line | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Mie Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 15 |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| Operator(s) | Sangi Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 23 July 1931 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 26.6 km (16.5 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Overhead, 1500 V DC |
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
The Sangi Line (三岐線, Sangi sen), is a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway line owned and operated by the Sangi Railway (三岐鉄道, Sangi tetsudō), a Japanese private railway company. The line connects Kintetsu-Tomida Station in Yokkaichi, Mie with Nishi-Fujiwara Station in Inabe, Mie, in Japan.
Services
All services are classified "Local" (普通, futsū), stopping at every station, and are wanman driver-only operation.
Stations
| Station | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between Stations |
Total Distance | |||||
| Kintetsu-Tomida | 近鉄富田 | - | 0.0 |  Kintetsu Nagoya Line (E17)
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Yokkaichi | Mie |
| Ōyachi | 大矢知 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |||
| Heizu | 平津 | 1.6 | 4.2 | |||
| Akatsuki Gakuenmae | 暁学園前 | 1.2 | 5.4 | |||
| Yamajō | 山城 | 1.7 | 7.1 | |||
| Hobo | 保々 | 2.5 | 9.6 | |||
| Hokusei Chūō Kōenguchi | 北勢中央公園口 | 1.7 | 11.3 | |||
| Umedoi | 梅戸井 | 1.9 | 13.2 | Inabe | ||
| Daian | 大安 | 2.2 | 15.4 | |||
| Misato | 三里 | 1.8 | 17.2 | |||
| Nyugawa | 丹生川 | 2.5 | 19.7 | |||
| Ise-Hatta | 伊勢治田 | 1.2 | 20.9 | |||
| Higashi-Fujiwara | 東藤原 | 2.3 | 23.2 | |||
| Nishi-Nojiri | 西野尻 | 2.2 | 25.4 | |||
| Nishi-Fujiwara | 西藤原 | 1.2 | 25.6 | |||
History
• 1928:
- • 9 March: Subsidies for railway licenses to Fujiwara Railway (Yokkaichi City-Sekigahara Town, Fuwa District, Yokkaichi City-Shiohama Village, Mie District, Onaga Village, Inabe District-Tomita Town, Mie District, Mie Village, Mie District-Kawashima Village, Mie District) were issued.
- • 20 September: Sangi Railway was established
• 1931:
- • 23 July: Section from Tomida Station (now Tomida JR station) to Higashi Fujiwara was opened.
- • 23 December: Section from Higashi Fujiwara to Nishi Fujiwara was opened.
• 1937
- • 2 December: Railway license expired (Nishifujiwara-mura, Inabe-gun-Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun designated deadline Mateni construction work approval application)
• 1950
- • 30 October: Sangi Asaki station opened in between Tomida and Oyachima stations.
• 1952
- • 1 December: Direct passenger train operation started from Tomida Station to Yokkaichi Station on the Japanese National Railways
• 1954
- • 29 March: All lines are electrified and electric locomotives are used for freight trains
• 1964
- • 1 October: Direct passenger train operation from Tomida Station to Yokkaichi Station was cut.
• 1965
- • 1 July: Tomida Nishiguchi station opened
- • 21 August: Kayou Station was renamed to Akatsuki Gakuenmae station
• 1968
- • Misato Station was renamed to Ugakeiguchi Station
• 1970
- • 25 June: The section from Kintetsu-Tomida to Sangi Asaki
• 1974
- • The section from Tomida/Kintetsu-Tomida - Higashi Fujiwara becomes CTC compatible
• 1985
- • 14 March: Sanuki Asaki and Tomida Nishiguchi stations closed
- • 16 May: Wanman (ワンマン) driverless operation began for freight services.
• 1986
- • 25 March: Ōida station was relocated and renamed to Daian station. Ugakeiguchi station was renamed back to Misato station
• 1988
- • 7 January: Wanman (ワンマン) driverless operation began for passenger services.
• 1989
- • 1 April: Sangi Asaki station became Sangi Asaki signal box. The morning express service that was operated was cut.
• 1994
- • 3 December: The line speed was increased from 60 km/h (37 mph) to 70 km/h (43 mph)
• 1994
- • 1 April: Ōchō station was relocated and renamed to Hokusei Chūō Kōenguchi
• 2011
- • 4 September: Typhoon 12 struck and the entire line was closed due to the Asake River flowing over its banks.
- • 6 September: Kintetsu-Tomida to Yamajo and Misato to Nishi-Fujiwara were reopened following the Typhoon.
- • 7 September: Yamajo to Hodo reopened.
- • 8 September: Umedoi to Misato reopened.
- • 11 October: Hodo to Umedoi reopened, thus reopening the entire line.
• 2012
- • 8 February: A derailment of an electric train occurred at Higashi-Fujiwara, and as a result, all services between Ise Hatta and Nishi Fujiwara were suspended.
- • 30 June: The section between Ise Hatta and Nishi Fujiwara reopened following the derailment 4 months prior.
- • 8 November: A 3 car passenger train derailed at Misato station, and as a result, the section from Umedoi to Nishi Fujiwara was suspended.
- • 11 November: Umedoi to Higashi Fujiwara reopened. Rail replacement buses ran from Higashi Fujiwara to Nishi Fujiwara
• 2013
- • 12 January: Higashi Fujiwara to Nishi Fujiwara section reopened following the derailment in November 2012.
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Misplaced Pages.
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