Oga Line
| Oga Line | |
|---|---|
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An Oga Line KiHa 40 series DMU set in September 2011 | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Oga Namahage Line |
| Native name | 男鹿線 |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Akita Prefecture |
| Termini |
Oiwake Oga |
| Stations | 9 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 9 November 1913 |
| Owner | JR East |
| Rolling stock | KiHa 40 series |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 26.6 km (16.5 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Not electrified |
The Oga Line (男鹿線 Oga-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Oiwake Station in Akita, Akita Prefecture to Oga Station in Oga, Akita Prefecture. It is nicknamed the Oga Namahage Line (男鹿なまはげライン).
Stations
| Station | Japanese name |
Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oiwake | 追分 | 0.0 | Ōu Main Line | Akita | Akita Prefecture | ||
| Detohama | 出戸浜 | 5.1 | Katagami | ||||
| Kamifutada | 上二田 | 8.3 | |||||
| Futada | 二田 | 10.4 | |||||
| Tennō | 天王 | 13.2 | |||||
| Funakoshi | 船越 | 14.9 | Oga | ||||
| Wakimoto | 脇本 | 18.9 | |||||
| Hadachi | 羽立 | 23.7 | |||||
| Oga | 男鹿 | 26.6 | |||||
Rolling stock
The line is not electrified, and services on the line are operated by KiHa 40 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains.
History
The line first opened on 9 November 1913 as the Funakawa Light Railway (船川軽便線 Funakawa Keiben) from Oiwake to Futada.[1] This was extended to Wakimoto on 8 November 1914, to Hadachi on 1 December 1915, and to Funakawa (present-day Oga Station) on 16 December 1916.[1] On 2 September 1922, the line was renamed the Funakawa Line (船川線 Funakawa-sen).[1]
A freight-only branch from Funakawa to Funakawaminato was opened on 10 June 1937.[1]
On 1 April 1968, the line was renamed the Oga Line, coinciding with the renaming of Funakawa Station to Oga Station.[1]
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the line came under the control of JR East.[1]
Future developments
From spring 2017, a new EV-E801 series battery electric multiple unit train will be introduced on Oga Line services from Akita. A special recharging facility will be built at Oga Station.[2]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Japan: JTB. p. 110. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ JR東日本、男鹿線に蓄電池電車「EV-E801系」導入へ [JR East to introduce new EV-E801 series battery train on Oga Line]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID, Inc. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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