Onoda Line

Template:Short description The is a railway line in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connects Ube-Shinkawa Station in Ube and Onoda Station in San'yō-Onoda. The , which runs from Suzemeda to Motoyama, is part of this line.

Stations

All stations are in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Main Line

Line	Name		Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
Ube	Template:STN	宇部新川	1.8	■ Ube Line (to Template:STN)	Ube
	Template:STN	居能	0.0	■ Ube Line (to Template:STN)
Onoda
	Template:STN	妻崎	2.5
	Template:STN	長門長沢	3.2
	Template:STN	雀田	4.5	■ Motoyama Branch Line	San'yō-Onoda
	Template:STN	小野田港	6.5
	Template:STN	南小野田	7.1
	Template:STN	南中川	8.3
	Template:STN	目出	9.7
	Template:STN	小野田	11.6	■ Sanyō Main Line

Motoyama Branch Line

Name		Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
Suzumeda	雀田	0.0	■ Onoda Line	San'yō-Onoda
Template:STN	浜河内	1.3
Template:STN	長門本山	2.3

Rolling stock

• 105 series 2-car EMUs
• 123 series single-car EMUs

History

The Onoda Light Railway Co. opened the Onoda – Minami-Onoda section in 1915 to service a cement plant.

The Ube Electric Railway Co. opened the Ino – Shin-Okiyama station (since closed) section in 1929, electrified at 600 VDC. The branch to Motoyama opened in 1937, also electrified at 600 VDC.

Both companies were nationalised in 1943, and in 1947 the lines were connected, resulting in the closure of Shin-Okiyama station, the replacement for which was nearby Minami-Onoda station.

In 1950 the Onoda – Minami-Onoda section was electrified and the voltage increased to 1500 VDC on the balance of the line.

CTC signalling was commissioned in 1983, and freight services ceased in 1986.

"One-man" driver only operation commenced on the branch line between Template:STN and Template:STN on 11 March 1989, using KuMoHa 42 EMUs. Driver only (conductorless) operation commenced on the main line between Template:STN and Template:STN on 1 June 1990, using 105 series EMUs.