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.
Services between Sakamachi and Imaizumi have been suspended due to flood damage since August 2022.
Stations StationJapaneseDistance (km)Transfers LocationBetweenstationsTotalYonezawa米沢 -0.0∨YonezawaYamagataPrefectureMinami-Yonezawa南米沢3.13.1｜Nishi-Yonezawa西米沢3.46.5｜Narushima成島3.19.6｜Chūgun中郡2.912.5｜KawanishiUzen-Komatsu羽前小松4.416.9◇Inukawa犬川2.519.4｜Imaizumi今泉3.623.0 Flower Nagai Line◇NagaiHagyū萩生4.327.3｜IideUzen-Tsubaki羽前椿2.830.1◇Tenoko手ノ子4.634.7｜Uzen-Numazawa羽前沼沢9.243.9｜OguniIsaryō伊佐領6.150.0｜Uzen-Matsuoka羽前松岡4.754.7｜Oguni小国3.658.3◇Echigo-Kanamaru越後金丸9.567.8◇SekikawaNiigataPrefectureEchigo-Katakai越後片貝5.373.1｜Echigo-Shimoseki越後下関6.679.7◇Echigo-Ōshima越後大島3.883.5｜Sakamachi坂町7.290.7 Uetsu Main Line^Murakami
Symbols: | - Single-track ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass ^ - Double-track section starts from this point ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point
Rolling stock , the following rolling stock is used on the Yonesaka Line. All are based at Niitsu Depot. KiHa 110 series DMUs GV-E400 series DEMUs (since March 2020)
Past The following rolling stock was used on the Yonesaka Line. All were based at Niitsu Depot. KiHa 40/47/48 DMUs (until 2009) KiHa 52 DMUs (until 2009) KiHa 58 DMUs (until 2009) KiHa E120 DMUs (since November 2008, until March 2020)
History 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.
References
External links
Yonesaka Line Supporters' Association website