Yonesaka Line
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A JR East KiHa E120 DMU at Imaizumi Station in July 2009
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 米坂線 | ||
| Type | Regional rail | ||
| Locale | Yamagata Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Termini |
Yonezawa Sakamachi |
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| Stations | 20 | ||
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| Opened | 1936 | ||
| Owner |
.svg){kind=logo} JR East
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| Technical | |||
| Line length | 90.7 km (56.4 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
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The Yonesaka Line (米坂線 Yonesaka-sen?) 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 Yonezawa (米沢?) and Sakamachi (坂町?).
Trains can only pass each other at Uzen-Komatsu, Imaizumi, Uzen-Tsubaki, Oguni, Echigo-Kanamaru, and Echigo-Shimoseki stations.
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As of October 2016[update], the following rolling stock is used on the Yonesaka Line. All are based at Niitsu Depot.
On May 15, 2015, JR East announced that it was placing an order for new diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains to be introduced from fiscal 2017.
Until 2009, the following rolling stock was used on the Yonesaka Line. All were based at Niitsu Depot.
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