Aterazawa Line | |
Native Name: | 左沢線 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Type: | Regional rail |
Status: | In operation |
Locale: | Yamagata Prefecture |
Stations: | 11 |
Character: | Fairly urban with some more rural sections |
Stock: | KiHa 101 DMUs |
Tracks: | Entire line single tracked |
Electrification: | None |
Map State: | collapsed |
The is a railway line in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] It connects Kita-Yamagata Station in Yamagata with Aterazawa Station in Ōe. All trains run through to and from Yamagata Station.
Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |||
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Between stations | From | ||||||
山形 | - | style="text-align:right;" | -1.9 | v | Yamagata | ||
北山形 | 1.9 | 0.0 | ◇ | ||||
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 |
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.
The Sanzan Electric Railway operated an 11 km line from Uzen-Takamatsu Station to Mazawa, electrified at 600 V DC, between 1926 and 1974.