Tadami Line
Railway line in Japan
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::summary Railway line in Japan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox rail line"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tadami Line |
| native_name | 只見線 |
| color | 1E90FF |
| image | Find47 Fukushima-Autumn leaves train (No. 1 Tadami River Bridge, Mishima Town)-m.jpg |
| image_width | 300px |
| caption | Tadamigawa Bridge No. 1, November 2020 |
| type | Heavy rail |
| status | In operation |
| locale | Fukushima, Niigata Prefectures |
| start | |
| end | |
| stations | 36 |
| open | 1928 |
| owner | JR East |
| operator | [[File:JR logo (east).svg |
| character | Rural and scenic |
| stock | KiHa 110 series, KiHa E120, AT-350 series, AT-400 series, AT-500 series, AT-600 series, AT-700 series DMU |
| linelength | 135.2 km |
| tracks | Entire line single tracked |
| gauge | |
| electrification | None |
| speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
| map | [[File:JR Tadami Line linemap.svg |
| map_state | collapsed |
| :: |
| box_width = | name = Tadami Line | native_name = 只見線 | color = 1E90FF | logo = | logo_width = | image = Find47 Fukushima-Autumn leaves train (No. 1 Tadami River Bridge, Mishima Town)-m.jpg | image_width = 300px | caption = Tadamigawa Bridge No. 1, November 2020 | type = Heavy rail | system = | status = In operation | locale = Fukushima, Niigata Prefectures | start = | end = | stations = 36 | routes = | daily_ridership = | open = 1928 | close = | owner = JR East | operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] JR East | character = Rural and scenic | depot = | stock = KiHa 110 series, KiHa E120, AT-350 series, AT-400 series, AT-500 series, AT-600 series, AT-700 series DMU | linelength = 135.2 km | tracklength = | tracks = Entire line single tracked | gauge = | electrification = None | speed = 65 km/h (40 mph) | elevation = | map = [[File:JR Tadami Line linemap.svg|200px]] | map_state = collapsed The Tadami Line is a 135 km scenic railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aizu-Wakamatsu Station at Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture with Koide Station at Uonuma in Niigata Prefecture.
The line opened in discontinuous stages between 1928 and 1971. Because of trouble financing rainstorm damage repairs, the line had no rail service between and station from July 2011 until October 2022. During this time, a replacement bus operated between Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami. Full service on the line resumed on 1 October 2022.
Services
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All trains are local (all-stations) services, with approximately eight to nine trains in each direction per day. Only three round-trips operate over the entire line, and some seasonal trains operate through onto the line from the Ban'etsu West and Jōetsu lines. Due to the many curves on the line trains take over four hours to traverse its 135.2 km (84.0 mi) length.
Station list
- All trains stop at every station.
- Trains can pass each other at stations marked "◇", "∨", "∧"; they cannot pass at those marked "｜".
::data[format=table] | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | | Location | Between stations | Total | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 会津若松 | – | 0.0 | Ban'etsu West Line | ∨ | Aizuwakamatsu | Fukushima | | | 七日町 | 1.3 | 1.3 | | ｜ | | | | | 西若松 | 1.8 | 3.1 | Aizu Railway Aizu LineAll Aizu Line trains run through to Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. | ◇ | | | | | 会津本郷 | 3.4 | 6.5 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津高田 | 4.8 | 11.3 | | ｜ | Aizumisato, Ōnuma District | | | | 根岸 | 3.5 | 14.8 | | ｜ | | | | | 新鶴 | 2.0 | 16.8 | | ｜ | | | | | 若宮 | 2.1 | 18.9 | | ｜ | Aizubange, Kawanuma District | | | | 会津坂下 | 2.7 | 21.6 | | ◇ | | | | | 塔寺 | 4.4 | 26.0 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津坂本 | 3.7 | 29.7 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津柳津 | 3.6 | 33.3 | | ｜ | Yanaizu, Kawanuma District | | | | 郷戸 | 3.6 | 36.9 | | ｜ | | | | | 滝谷 | 2.7 | 39.6 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津桧原 | 1.9 | 41.5 | | ｜ | Mishima, Ōnuma District | | | | 会津西方 | 2.2 | 43.7 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津宮下 | 1.7 | 45.4 | | ◇ | | | | | 早戸 | 5.8 | 51.2 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津水沼 | 3.9 | 55.1 | | ｜ | Kaneyama, Ōnuma District | | | | 会津中川 | 3.2 | 58.3 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津川口 | 2.5 | 60.8 | | ◇ | | | | | 本名 | 2.8 | 63.6 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津越川 | 6.4 | 70.0 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津横田 | 3.2 | 73.2 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津大塩 | 2.2 | 75.4 | | ｜ | | | | | 会津塩沢 | 5.5 | 80.9 | | ｜ | Tadami, Minamiaizu District | | | | 会津蒲生 | 3.0 | 83.9 | | ｜ | | | | | 只見 | 4.5 | 88.4 | | ◇ | | | | () | (田子倉) | 6.8 | 90.7 | Station Closed 16 March 2013 | ◇ | | | | | 大白川 | 19.5 | 109.2 | | ◇ | Uonuma | Niigata | | () | (柿ノ木) | 3.2 | 112.4 | Station Closed 14 March 2015 | ｜ | | | | | 入広瀬 | 6.4 | 115.6 | | ｜ | | | | | 上条 | 3.1 | 118.7 | | ｜ | | | | | 越後須原 | 4.4 | 123.1 | | ｜ | | | | | 魚沼田中 | 3.9 | 127.0 | | ｜ | | | | | 越後広瀬 | 2.5 | 129.5 | | ｜ | | | | | 藪神 | 2.1 | 131.6 | | ｜ | | | | | 小出 | 3.6 | 135.2 | Jōetsu Line | ∧ | | | ::
History
Openings
The eastern section of the line from to opened in 1928. The eastern section was extended to in 1941 and to in 1956. At that time, the Tagokura Dam was under construction and a light railway was built to link Aizu-Kawaguchi with the construction site in order to transport construction material. In 1963, after the dam was completed, the construction railway was upgraded and opened to as part of the eastern section.
In the meantime, the western section of the line, from to , had opened in 1942. In 1971, the two sections were connected with the opening of the passenger only line between Oshirakawa and Tadami.
Closures
Freight services ceased between 1980 and 1982.
Damage from heavy rain storms in July 2011 forced the section of the line between and to be closed. The section between and Ōshirakawa was reopened on 1 October 2012, but the restoration of the remaining section between Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami proved more problematic. Eventually, JR East reached an agreement with Fukushima Prefecture under which the prefecture would buy the rail infrastructure and land while hiring out its operation to JR East. After 11 years with a replacement bus service, the closed section resumed operations on 1 October 2022.
Tagokura Station, located between Ōshirakawa and , was closed in 2013. Kakinoki Station, between and , was closed in 2015. Both of these station closures were due to very low usage.
Rolling stock
- KiHa E120 - Since March 2020
- KiHa 110 series - Since July 2020
Former
- KiHa 40 series - Until July 2020
- KiHa 58 series
Gallery
File:JNR C11 289 on Tadami line 19731103 001.jpg|C11 289 between Aizu-Nishikata and Aizu-Hibara, November 1973 File:JNR C11 289 on Tadami line 19731103 002.jpg|C11 289 between Aizu-Miyashita and Aizu-Nishikata, November 1973 キハE120 1 東北地域本社色.jpg|KiHa E120, Aizu-Bange Station - Wakamiya Station, in March 2020 Kiha40-500 Tadami-line.jpg|KiHa 40, Aizu-Takada Station - Negishi Station, in May 2018 Oshirakawa, Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture 946-0303, Japan - panoramio (2).jpg|KiHa 47 and 40, Oshirakawa Station, September 2012 只見駅 - panoramio (2).jpg|Minibus departure from Tadami Station, June 2014 Tadami-Line-Third-Bridge-Summer.jpg|Tadamigawa Bridge No. 3 只見線.jpg|Tadamigawa Bridge No. 4 JR Tadami Line Tadamigawa No.5 Bridge.jpg|Tadamigawa Bridge No. 5 JR Tadami Line Tadamigawa No.8 Bridge.jpg|Tadamigawa Bridge No. 8 File:Tadami-Line-First-Bridge-Winter.jpg|Tadamigawa Bridge No. 1 in winter
References
References
- "Tadami Line". [[All Nippon Airways.
- (18 May 2022). "只見線全線運転再開につい て". East Japan Railway Company.
- Kushida, Izumi. (2022-10-01). "JR只見線｢11年ぶり｣復活､地元住民たちの執念".
- (2022-10-05). "Scenic Tadami Line reopens after storm damage".
- "Tadami Line User Manual". Union Workshop.
- (18 May 2022). "只見線、2022年10月1日全線運転再開へ".
- JR Timetable, December 2010 issue
- link. (13 September 2012). MSN Sankei News. The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital
- Aukema, Justin. (24 February 2022). "Japan's local rail lines become the latest pandemic victim". Global Voices.
- (25 February 2013). link. Press release. East Japan Railway Company - Sendai Branch
- link. (9 March 2015). Mainichi Shimbun. The Mainichi Newspapers
- (2020-07-14). "秘境の旅路彩り40年 最後の勇姿 魚沼 只見線キハ40系引退". Niigata Nippo.
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