Ōmura Line Explained

Ōmura Line
Color:0095d9
Stations:15
Operator:JR Kyushu
Tracks:1
Electrification:20 kV AC (60 Hz) (Haiki - Huis Ten Bosch)

is a railway line in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Haiki Station in Sasebo to Isahaya Station in Isahaya. From 1898 the line was part of the Nagasaki Main Line until the Hizen Yamaguchi - Isahaya line opened in 1934.

History

The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1898 as part of the original Nagasaki Main Line. The company was nationalised in 1907.

With the opening of the Hizen Yamaguchi - Isahaya section of the Nagasaki Main Line in 1934, the line was renamed the Omura Line.

In 1992 the Haiki - Huis Ten Bosch section was electrified at 20 kV AC.

Stations

Non-stop

NameDistance (km)Rapid
Seaside Liner
TransfersLocation
Direct connection to Sasebo Line
Haiki早岐0.0SSasebo LineSaseboNagasaki Prefecture
Huis Ten Boschハウステンボス4.7S 
Haenosaki南風崎5.6||  |-|Ogushigō| 小串郷| align="right"|9.6| align="center"|| Kawatana,
Higashisonogi District
Kawatana川棚13.6S 
Sonogi彼杵19.6S Higashisonogi,
Higashisonogi District
Chiwata千綿24.0||  |-|Matsubara| 松原| align="right"|28.5| align="center"|||  | rowspan="7"|Ōmura|-|Ōmura Rail Yard| 大村車両基地| align="right"|31.1| align="center"|| 
Takematsu竹松32.8S 
Shin-Ōmura新大村33.7SNishi Kyushu Shinkansen
Suwa諏訪34.8||  |-|Ōmura| 大村| align="right"|36.2| align="center"|S|  |-| Iwamatsu| 岩松| align="right"|40.0| align="center"|| 
Isahaya諫早47.6SNishi Kyushu Shinkansen
Nagasaki Main Line
Shimabara Railway Line
Isahaya
Direct connection to Nagasaki Main Line

References

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