Aterazawa Line
Railway line in Yamagata prefecture, Japan
title: "Aterazawa Line" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["aterazawa-line", "lines-of-east-japan-railway-company", "rail-transport-in-yamagata-prefecture", "1067-mm-gauge-railways-in-japan", "railway-lines-opened-in-1921"] description: "Railway line in Yamagata prefecture, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aterazawa_Line" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Railway line in Yamagata prefecture, Japan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox rail line"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Aterazawa Line |
| native_name | 左沢線 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| image | KiHa 101-2 (Dec 28, 2019).jpg |
| image_width | 300px |
| caption | A KiHa 101 DMU on the Aterazawa Line at Yamagata Station |
| type | Regional rail |
| status | In operation |
| locale | Yamagata Prefecture |
| start | |
| end | |
| stations | 11 |
| open | |
| owner | |
| operator | |
| character | Fairly urban with some more rural sections |
| stock | KiHa 101 DMUs |
| linelength | 24.3 km |
| tracks | Entire line single tracked |
| gauge | |
| electrification | None |
| speed | 85 km/h |
| map | |
| map_state | collapsed |
| :: |
|name = Aterazawa Line |native_name = 左沢線 |native_name_lang = ja |image = KiHa 101-2 (Dec 28, 2019).jpg |image_width = 300px |caption = A KiHa 101 DMU on the Aterazawa Line at Yamagata Station |type = Regional rail |status = In operation |locale = Yamagata Prefecture |start = |end = |stations = 11 |routes = |daily_ridership = |open = |close = |owner = |operator = |character = Fairly urban with some more rural sections |stock = KiHa 101 DMUs |linelength = 24.3 km |tracklength = |tracks = Entire line single tracked |gauge = |electrification = None |speed = 85 km/h |elevation = |map = |map_state = collapsed The Aterazawa Line is a railway line in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kita-Yamagata Station in Yamagata with Aterazawa Station in Ōe. All trains run through to and from Yamagata Station.
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 "^".
::data[format=table] | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | | Location | Between stations | From | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 山形 | - | -1.9 | {{Plainlist| | v | Yamagata | | | | 北山形 | 1.9 | 0.0 | {{Plainlist| | ◇ | | | | | 東金井 | 3.1 | 3.1 | | ｜ | | | | | 羽前山辺 | 3.4 | 6.5 | | ◇ | Yamanobe, Higashimurayama District | | | | 羽前金沢 | 3.0 | 9.5 | | ｜ | Nakayama, Higashimurayama District | | | | 羽前長崎 | 1.5 | 11.0 | | ｜ | | | | | 南寒河江 | 2.5 | 13.5 | | ｜ | Sagae | | | | 寒河江 | 1.8 | 15.3 | | ◇ | | | | | 西寒河江 | 1.1 | 16.4 | | ｜ | | | | | 羽前高松 | 2.9 | 19.3 | | ｜ | | | | | 柴橋 | 3.0 | 22.3 | | ｜ | | | | | 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.
References
References
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