| Yonesaka Line | |
| Native Name: | 米坂線 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Color: | 9370DB |
| Type: | Regional rail |
| Status: | Partially suspended due to rainstorm damage |
| Locale: | Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| Stations: | 20 |
| Open: | 1936 |
| Owner: | JR East |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Character: | Rural |
| Stock: | KiHa 110 series DMU, GV-E400 series DEMU |
| Linelength: | 90.7km (56.4miles) |
| Tracks: | Entire line single tracked |
| Electrification: | None |
| Speed: | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
| Map: | |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The is a railway line in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Yonezawa Station in Yamagata Prefecture to Sakamachi Station in Niigata Prefecture. At Yonezawa, connections to the Yamagata Shinkansen and Ōu Main Line can be made; while the Uetsu Main Line connects at Sakamachi Station. The line takes its name from the first kanji of and .
Trains can only pass each other at Uzen-Komatsu, Imaizumi, Uzen-Tsubaki, Oguni, Echigo-Kanamaru, and Echigo-Shimoseki stations.
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations | Total | ||||||
| Yonezawa | 米沢 | - | 0.0 | ∨ | Yonezawa | Yamagata Prefecture | |
| Minami-Yonezawa | 南米沢 | 3.1 | 3.1 | ｜ | |||
| Nishi-Yonezawa | 西米沢 | 3.4 | 6.5 | ｜ | |||
| Narushima | 成島 | 3.1 | 9.6 | ｜ | |||
| Chūgun | 中郡 | 2.9 | 12.5 | ｜ | Kawanishi | ||
| Uzen-Komatsu | 羽前小松 | 4.4 | 16.9 | ◇ | |||
| Inukawa | 犬川 | 2.5 | 19.4 | ｜ | |||
| Imaizumi | 今泉 | 3.6 | 23.0 | Flower Nagai Line | ◇ | Nagai | |
| Hagyū | 萩生 | 4.3 | 27.3 | ｜ | Iide | ||
| Uzen-Tsubaki | 羽前椿 | 2.8 | 30.1 | ◇ | |||
| Tenoko | 手ノ子 | 4.6 | 34.7 | ｜ | |||
| Uzen-Numazawa | 羽前沼沢 | 9.2 | 43.9 | ｜ | Oguni | ||
| Isaryō | 伊佐領 | 6.1 | 50.0 | ｜ | |||
| Uzen-Matsuoka | 羽前松岡 | 4.7 | 54.7 | ｜ | |||
| Oguni | 小国 | 3.6 | 58.3 | ◇ | |||
| Echigo-Kanamaru | 越後金丸 | 9.5 | 67.8 | ◇ | Sekikawa | Niigata Prefecture | |
| Echigo-Katakai | 越後片貝 | 5.3 | 73.1 | ｜ | |||
| Echigo-Shimoseki | 越後下関 | 6.6 | 79.7 | ◇ | |||
| Echigo-Ōshima | 越後大島 | 3.8 | 83.5 | ｜ | |||
| Sakamachi | 坂町 | 7.2 | 90.7 | Uetsu Main Line | ^ | Murakami | |
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, the following rolling stock is used on the Yonesaka Line. All are based at Niitsu Depot.
The following rolling stock was used on the Yonesaka Line. All were based at Niitsu Depot.
The Yonezawa to Oguni section was opened in stages between 1926 and 1935. The Sakamachi to Echigo-Kanamaru section was opened between 1931 and 1933. The line was completed with the opening of the Oguni to Echigo-Kanamaru section in 1936.