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Rolling stock

since 1 April 2017Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the following rolling stock is used on the line.[1]

  • 150 series 2-car EMUs x3 (former Seibu Railway EMUs)
  • 200/250 series single-car and two-car EMUs
  • 500 series 2-car EMUs x2 (former Seibu Railway EMUs)
  • 700 series 2-car EMUs (former JR East 107 series EMUs; since March 2019)[2]
  • 1000 series 2-car EMU x1
  • 6000 series 2-car EMU x1
  • 7000 series 2-car EMU x1 (since December 2013)[3]
  • Class DeKi 1 electric locomotives DeKi 1 and 3 (built by Siemens)
  • Class ED31 electric locomotive ED31 6 (former JNR Class ED31)

The 1000 and 6000 series EMUs purchased new are unusual in having the driver's seat on the right-hand side facing the direction of travel.[4]


History

The line opened on 10 May 1897, as a Template:RailGauge gauge steam-hauled railway line from Template:STN to Fukushima (present-day Template:STN), operated by the Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[4] The entire line to Template:STN was opened on 25 September in the same year.[4] The line was planned to be extended southward from Shimonita to connect with the Saku Railway (present-day Koumi Line) at Template:STN, and the owning company was accordingly renamed Script error: No such module "Nihongo". from 25 August 1921. The line was ultimately never extended, but the track was regauged to Template:RailGauge and electrified with an overhead wire at 1,500 V DC.[4]

Freight operations on the line were discontinued from 1 October 1994.[4]

On 30 November 2003, Takasaki Fairy Land[5] which was a leisure complex being established as "Kappa Pia" in 1961 was discontinued. In this leisure complex, "NAKASONE FESTIVAL" was held during summer[6] because "Matsugoro Nakasone" who is a father of Yasuhiro Nakasone was a CEO of Joshi Electric Railway.

Stations

Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations
Total
Template:STN 高崎駅 - 0.0 Joetsu Shinkansen
Hokuriku Shinkansen
Takasaki Line
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Ueno–Tokyo Line
Jōetsu Line
Agatsuma Line
Ryōmō Line and Shin'etsu Main Line
Takasaki, Gunma
Template:STN 南高崎駅 0.9 0.9  
Template:STN 佐野のわたし駅 1.3 2.2  
Template:STN 根小屋駅 1.5 3.7  
Template:STN 高崎商科大学前駅 1.3 5.0  
Template:STN 山名駅 1.1 6.1  
Template:STN 西山名駅 0.9 7.0  
Template:STN 馬庭駅 2.4 9.4  
Yoshii 吉井駅 2.3 11.7  
Template:STN 西吉井駅 1.7 13.4  
Template:STN 上州新屋駅 1.2 14.6   Kanra, Gunma
Template:STN 上州福島駅 2.0 16.6  
Template:STN 東富岡駅 2.7 19.3   Tomioka, Gunma
Template:STN 上州富岡駅 0.9 20.2  
Template:STN 西富岡駅 0.8 21.0  
Template:STN 上州七日市駅 0.8 21.8  
Template:STN 上州一ノ宮駅 1.3 23.1  
Template:STN 神農原駅 2.3 25.4  
Template:STN 南蛇井駅 2.8 28.2  
Template:STN 千平駅 1.7 29.9  
Template:STN 下仁田駅 2.7 33.7   Shimonita, Gunma

See also

References

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  6. About NAKASONE FESTIVAL

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External links

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