Yahiko Line

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title: "Yahiko Line" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["yahiko-line", "lines-of-east-japan-railway-company", "rail-transport-in-niigata-prefecture", "1067-mm-gauge-railways-in-japan", "railway-lines-opened-in-1916"] description: "Railway line in Niigata prefecture, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahiko_Line" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway line in Niigata prefecture, Japan ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox rail line"]

Field	Value
caption	An E127 series EMU at Yahiko Station
color	4B0082
electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
end
gauge
image	Yahiko_Line_Terminal_001_April2020.jpg
image_width	300px
linelength	17.4 km
locale	Niigata Prefecture
inline	yes
title	Yahiko Line
map_state	collapsed
name	Yahiko Line
native_name	弥彦線
native_name_lang	ja
open
owner	[[File:JR logo (east).svg
speed	85 km/h
start
stock	E129 series
stations	8
type	Regional rail
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The Yahiko Line is a Japanese railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects Yahiko Station in the village of Yahiko and Higashi-Sanjō Station in the city of Sanjo, both in Niigata Prefecture. The line shares its name with both Yahiko Village and nearby Mt. Yahiko.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/JR_Yahiko_Line_linemap.svg" caption="Line map"] ::

Services

All trains on the line operate as local services stopping at all stations. Most services run between Yahiko and Yoshida, and Yoshida and Higashi-Sanjō. A few services run the full length of the line from Yahiko to Higashi-Sanjō, and one service in the mornings in both directions runs through to the Echigo Line toward . There is an hourly service in the mornings and evenings, and service every 2–3 hours during the mid-day.

Stations

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Linemap_of_Yahiko_Line_with_Stations.svg" caption="Stations of Yahiko Line"] ::

::data[format=table] | Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | | Location | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 弥彦 | 0.0 | | ｜ | Yahiko | | | 矢作 | 2.3 | | ｜ | | | | 吉田 | 4.9 | Echigo Line | ◇ | Tsubame | | | 西燕 | 8.0 | | ｜ | | | | 燕 | 10.3 | | ◇ | | | | 燕三条 | 12.9 | [[File:Shinkansen jre.svg|18px]]Joetsu Shinkansen | ｜ | Sanjō | | | 北三条 | 15.4 | | ｜ | | | | 東三条 | 17.4 | Shinetsu Main Line | ◇ | | | | 越後大崎 | 19.4 | Closed 1985 | ｜ | | | Ōura | 大浦 | 22.4 | Closed 1985 | ｜ | | | | 越後長沢 | 25.3 | Closed 1985 | ｜ | | ::

Symbols:

• | - Single-track
• ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass

Rolling stock

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/YoshidaStaPlatform_201705.jpg" caption="[[E127 series]] EMUs and 115-1000 series EMUs at [[Yoshida Station"] ::

• E129 series 2/4-car EMUs (since March 2015)

New E129 series EMUs were introduced on local services on the line from fiscal 2014.

Former

• 115-500 series 2 car EMUs (until March 2015)
• 115-1000 series 3-car EMUs (until 11 March 2022)
• E127 series 2-car EMUs (from March 2015 to 11 March 2022)

File:JRE E129 A5.JPG|E129 series File:Jre115-yahikocolor-20070325.jpg|115-500 series

History

The Echigo Railway opened the Yahiko to Yoshida section in 1916 and extended the line to Higashi-Sanjo in 1926. The company was nationalised in 1927.

Freight services ceased in 1960, and the line was electrified in 1984.

Former connecting lines

• Tsubame Station: The Niigata Kotsu opened a 34 km line electrified at 1,500 V DC to Sekiya on the Echigo Line in 1933. Freight services ceased in 1982, and the line closed between 1993 and 1999.
• Higashi-Sanjo station: An 8 km line to Echigo Nagasawa operated between 1927 and 1985.

References

References

1. link. East Japan Railway Company. (2 July 2013)

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