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Obama Line

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Obama Line
An Obama Line 125 series train at Wakasa-Hongō Station
Overview
OwnerLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
LocaleFukui Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
Termini
Stations24
Service
Operator(s)Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Rolling stock125 series
Daily ridership1,078 passengers per km per day (FY2014)[1]
History
Opened15 December 1917; 106 years ago (1917-12-15)
Last extension10 December 1922; 101 years ago (1922-12-10)
Technical
Line length84.3 km (52.4 mi)
Number of tracksFully single-tracked
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
SignallingSpecial Automatic closing block (Track circuit detection)
Train protection systemATS-SW

The Obama Line (小浜線おばません, Obama-sen) is a railway line on the Sea of Japan coast of central Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

The 84.3-kilometre (52.4 mi) long single track railway connects Tsuruga Station on the Hokuriku Main Line in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture and Higashi-Maizuru Station on the Maizuru Line in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture. The city of Obama and the towns of Mihama, Wakasa, Ōi and Takahama are located in the central section of the line.

History

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The Tsuruga - Tomura section opened in 1917, and the line was then extended westward to Obama in 1918, Wakasa-Takahama in 1921 and connected to the Maizuru Line at Higashi-Maizuru the following year.

Freight services between Tsuruga and Mitsumatsu ceased in 1997.

The line was electrified on March 15, 2003.

Stations

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Name Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations
Total
Tsuruga 敦賀つるが - 0.0  A   B  Hokuriku Main Line Tsuruga Fukui
Nishi-Tsuruga 西敦賀にしつるが 3.3 3.3  
Awano 粟野あわの 4.4 7.7  
Higashi-Mihama ひがし美浜みはま 5.0 12.7   Mihama,
Mikata District
Mihama 美浜みはま 5.2 17.9  
Kiyama 気山きやま 3.5 21.4   Wakasa,
Mikatakaminaka District
Mikata さんぽう 3.3 24.7  
Fujii 藤井ふじい 2.6 27.3  
Tomura じゅうむら 2.0 29.3  
Ōtoba 大鳥羽おおとば 4.0 33.3  
Wakasa-Arita 若狭わかさ有田ありた 2.1 35.4  
Kaminaka 上中かみなか 3.4 38.8  
Shin-Hirano 新平野しんひらの 4.5 43.3   Obama
Higashi-Obama 東小浜ひがしこはま 2.9 46.2  
Obama 小浜おばま 3.3 49.5  
Seihama いきおいはま 3.7 53.2  
Kato 加斗かど 4.0 57.2  
Wakasa-Hongō 若狭本郷わかさほんごう 4.6 61.8   Ōi, Ōi District
Wakasa-Wada 若狭わかさ和田わだ 3.9 65.7   Takahama, Ōi District
Wakasa-Takahama 若狭わかさ高浜たかはま 3.2 68.9  
Mitsumatsu 三松みまつ 2.5 71.4  
Aonogō 青郷あおのごう 2.1 73.5  
Matsunoodera 松尾寺まつのおでら 4.7 78.2   Maizuru, Kyoto
Higashi-Maizuru 東舞鶴ひがしまいづる 6.1 84.3  L  Maizuru Line

Rolling stock

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The line uses single-car 125 series EMU cars, sometimes substituted by 521 series EMU cars.

Former

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See also

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References

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  • "JR Timetable" December 2008
  1. ^ 区間くかんべつ平均へいきん通過つうか人員じんいんおよび旅客りょかく運輸うんゆ収入しゅうにゅう平成へいせい26年度ねんど [Average passenger figures and revenue by line (Fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 2015. p. 56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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