Obama Line
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History
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
| Name | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | |||||
| Template:STN | 敦賀 | - | 0.0 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox Hokuriku Main Line | Tsuruga | Fukui |
| Template:STN | 西敦賀 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |||
| Template:STN | 粟野 | 4.4 | 7.7 | |||
| Template:STN | 東美浜 | 5.0 | 12.7 | Mihama, Mikata District | ||
| Template:STN | 美浜 | 5.2 | 17.9 | |||
| Template:STN | 気山 | 3.5 | 21.4 | Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District | ||
| Template:STN | 三方 | 3.3 | 24.7 | |||
| Template:STN | 藤井 | 2.6 | 27.3 | |||
| Template:STN | 十村 | 2.0 | 29.3 | |||
| Template:STN | 大鳥羽 | 4.0 | 33.3 | |||
| Template:STN | 若狭有田 | 2.1 | 35.4 | |||
| Template:STN | 上中 | 3.4 | 38.8 | |||
| Template:STN | 新平野 | 4.5 | 43.3 | Obama | ||
| Template:STN | 東小浜 | 2.9 | 46.2 | |||
| Template:STN | 小浜 | 3.3 | 49.5 | |||
| Template:STN | 勢浜 | 3.7 | 53.2 | |||
| Template:STN | 加斗 | 4.0 | 57.2 | |||
| Template:STN | 若狭本郷 | 4.6 | 61.8 | Ōi, Ōi District | ||
| Template:STN | 若狭和田 | 3.9 | 65.7 | Takahama, Ōi District | ||
| Template:STN | 若狭高浜 | 3.2 | 68.9 | |||
| Template:STN | 三松 | 2.5 | 71.4 | |||
| Template:STN | 青郷 | 2.1 | 73.5 | |||
| Template:STN | 松尾寺 | 4.7 | 78.2 | Maizuru, Kyoto | ||
| Template:STN | 東舞鶴 | 6.1 | 84.3 | Template:RouteBox Maizuru Line | ||
Rolling stock
The line uses single-car 125 series EMU cars, sometimes substituted by 521 series EMU cars. And the limited express Hanaakari which used KiHa 189 DMU cars.
Former
- KiHa 20
- KiHa 48
- KiHa 53
- KiHa 26・55
- KiHa 28・58
- 113 series (until October 2006)
See also
References
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- "JR Timetable" December 2008
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External links
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