Agatsuma Line
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An 115 series EMU at Ōmae Station, November 2006
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 吾妻線 | ||
| Type | Regional rail | ||
| Locale | Gunma Prefecture | ||
| Termini |
Shibukawa Ōmae |
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| Stations | 18 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1945 | ||
| Owner | JR East | ||
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| Line length | 55.6 km (34.5 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
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The Agatsuma Line (吾妻線 Agatsuma-sen?) is a local rail line in Gunma, Japan, and is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. Approximately following the Agatsuma River, it is 55.6 km between Shibukawa and Ōmae stations.
Although the official start of the line is at Shibukawa, all trains run through on the Jōetsu Line to/from Takasaki.
Four-car 211 series EMUs entered service on the line from 22 August 2016.
A 211-3000 series EMU
The line opened on 2 January 1945 as the freight-only Naganohara Line (長野原線?) operating between Shibukawa and Naganohara Station (長野原駅?) (present-day Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station). Passenger services were introduced as far as Nakanojō from 5 August 1945, to Iwashima from 20 November 1945, and to Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi from 20 April 1946.
On 1 October 1952, the line was extended to Ōshi Station (太子駅?), initially for freight only, but passengers services were also introduced from 21 June 1954. Freight services between Shibukawa and Ōshi ceased as of 1 October 1966.
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