Sakai Line

The Sakai Line (境線さかいせん, Sakai-sen) is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The line connects Yonago and Sakaiminato.

Sakai Line
Nezumi Otoko Train I
Overview
Native name	境線さかいせん
Owner	JR West
Locale	Tottori Prefecture
Termini	Yonago Sakaiminato
Stations	16
Technical
Line length	17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines 1500 V DC (Yonago - Goto, only for trains that enter and exit Goto train depot)

Stations

All stations are in Tottori Prefecture. The stations have nicknames corresponding to monsters that appear in GeGeGe no Kitaro.

Name		Nickname		Between (km)	Distance (km)	Rapid	Transfers	Location
Yonago	米子よなご	Nezumi-Otoko	ねずみ男おとこ	-	0.0	●	Sanin Main Line	Yonago
Bakurōmachi	博労ばくろう町まち	Koro-pok-guru	コロポックル	1.0	1.0	｜
Fujimichō	富士見ふじみ町まち	Zashiki-warashi	ざしきわらし	0.5	1.5	｜
Gotō	後藤ごとう	Doro-ta-bō	どろたぼう	0.7	2.2	●
Sambommatsuguchi	三本松口さんぼんまつぐち	Sodehiki-Kozō	そでひき小僧こぞう	1.1	3.3	｜
Kawasakiguchi	河崎口かわさきぐち	Kasabake	傘かさ化ばけ	2.0	5.3	｜
Yumigahama	弓ヶ浜ゆみがはま	Azukiarai	あずきあらい	1.9	7.2	●
Wadahama	和田わだ浜はま	Tsuchikorobi	つちころび	2.5	9.7	｜
Ōshinozuchō	大篠津おおしのづ町まち	Sunakake Babā	砂すなかけばばあ	1.4	11.1	｜
Yonago Airport	米子よなご空港くうこう	Betobeto-san	べとべとさん	1.6	12.7	●		Sakaiminato
Nakahama	中浜なかはま	Ushi-oni	牛うし鬼おに	0.5	13.2	●
Takamatsuchō	高松たかまつ町まち	Sunekosuri	すねこすり	1.1	14.3	｜
Amariko	余子よし	Konaki-jiji	こなきじじい	0.7	15.0	●
Agarimichi	上道じょうとう	Ittan-momen	一反いったん木綿もめん	1.3	16.3	｜
Babasakichō	馬場崎ばばさき町まち	Kijimuna	キジムナー	0.9	17.2	●
Sakaiminato	境港さかいみなと	Kitaro	鬼太郎おにたろう	0.7	17.9	●

History

The entire line opened in 1902. The section to Goto was electrified in 1982, and freight services ceased in 1986.

In 2008, Oshinozu Station was closed and the line relocated 800 m east to serve Yonago Airport, with the new station named accordingly.

JR West announced an 800 million yen renovation of the line's rolling stock (22 cars) in October 2017, to be completed by spring 2019. The renovation will introduce on-board fare payment using ICOCA proximity cards (as well as Suica and other major Japanese transit cards). Most stations on the line are unmanned, requiring fares to be paid to the train conductor; the upgrade is intended to increase efficiency, and to better serve travelers from Tokyo, Osaka and other metropolitan areas where proximity cards are commonly used.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan