Sakai Line
Sakai Line | |
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Overview | |
Native name | |
Owner | JR West |
Locale | Tottori Prefecture |
Termini | |
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) |
The Sakai Line (
Stations
[edit]All stations are in Tottori Prefecture. The stations have nicknames corresponding to monsters that appear in GeGeGe no Kitaro.[1][2]
Name | Nickname | Between (km) | Distance (km) | Rapid | Transfers | Location | ||
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Yonago | Nezumi-Otoko | ねずみ |
- | 0.0 | ● | Sanin Main Line | Yonago | |
Bakurōmachi | Koro-pok-guru | コロポックル | 1.0 | 1.0 | | | |||
Fujimichō | Zashiki-warashi | ざしきわらし | 0.5 | 1.5 | | | |||
Gotō | Doro-ta-bō | どろたぼう | 0.7 | 2.2 | ● | |||
Sambommatsuguchi | Sodehiki-Kozō | そでひき |
1.1 | 3.3 | | | |||
Kawasakiguchi | Kasabake | 2.0 | 5.3 | | | ||||
Yumigahama | Azukiarai | あずきあらい | 1.9 | 7.2 | ● | |||
Wadahama | Tsuchikorobi | つちころび | 2.5 | 9.7 | | | |||
Ōshinozuchō | Sunakake Babā | 1.4 | 11.1 | | | ||||
Yonago Airport | Betobeto-san | べとべとさん | 1.6 | 12.7 | ● | Sakaiminato | ||
Nakahama | Ushi-oni | 0.5 | 13.2 | ● | ||||
Takamatsuchō | Sunekosuri | すねこすり | 1.1 | 14.3 | | | |||
Amariko | Konaki-jiji | こなきじじい | 0.7 | 15.0 | ● | |||
Agarimichi | Ittan-momen | 1.3 | 16.3 | | | ||||
Babasakichō | Kijimuna | キジムナー | 0.9 | 17.2 | ● | |||
Sakaiminato | Kitaro | 0.7 | 17.9 | ● |
History
[edit]The entire line opened in 1902. The section to Goto was electrified in 1982, and freight services ceased in 1986.[citation needed]
In 2008, Oshinozu Station was closed and the line relocated 800 m east to serve Yonago Airport, with the new station named accordingly.[citation needed]
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.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR
米子 駅 耳 よりコラム妖怪 の里 へ・・・ JR境線 鬼太郎 列車 完全 ガイド!".米子 観光 ナビ [米子 市 観光 協会 ] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-01. - ^ "
水木 しげる氏 追悼 ゲゲゲの境線 ". HuffPost Japan (in Japanese). 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2017-11-01. - ^ "JR
境線 でイコカ 19年 春 から車載 型 IC改札 機 で". www.nikkei.com (in Japanese). 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-11-01.