The Wakasa Line (若桜線, Wakasa-sen) is a Japanese railway line in Tottori Prefecture operated by the third-sector operating company Wakasa Railway (若桜鉄道, Wakasa Tetsudō). The line connects Kōge Station in Yazu with Wakasa Station in Wakasa. It is the only railway line operated by the Wakasa Railway. The third-sector company took over operations of the former West Japan Railway Company (JR West) line in 1987.
The line is operated by Wakasa Railway Co., Ltd. Although the company originally owned the railway line, on April 1, 2009, the ownership was transferred to the municipalities (towns) where the line exists and the company became a pure operator of the railway as a Category 2 Railway Operator. The town of Yazu owns 16.5 km of track and the town of Wakasa owns 2.7 km of track as Category 3 Railway Operators.[1]
Stationsedit
Some trains operate through from the JR West Inbi Line (Tottori - Kōge).
From the start of third-sector operations in 1987, the line was operated using a fleet of four WT2500 series diesel cars. Three of these were subsequently refurbished, becoming WT3000 series, and a new stainless steel WT3300 series diesel car, WT3301, was also added to the fleet.
The line opened on 20 January 1930 as the 4.5 km Wakasa Line from Kōge to Hayabusa. The entire line to Wakasa opened on 1 December 1930.[3] The original plan was to extend the line beyond Wakasa to the Sanin Main Line, near Yōka Station, but this was never realized.[3]
Freight services were discontinued from 1 October 1974.[4]
With the privatization of JNR in April 1987, the Wakasa Line was transferred to the ownership of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). However, JR West ceased operations on the line on 13 October 1987, with operations taken over by the third-sector Wakasa Railway Company from 14 October.[3]
^Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. pp. 127, 132. ISBN978-4863206175.
^ abcIkeguchi, Eiji (July 2015). 若桜鉄道「SL走行社会実験」を振り返って [Looking back on Wakasa Railway's "steam train operation social experiment"]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 375. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 12–19.
^Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 162. ISBN978-4-7770-1336-4.
External linksedit
Official website(in Japanese)
April 14, 2024
wakasa, line, 若桜線, wakasa, japanese, railway, line, tottori, prefecture, operated, third, sector, operating, company, wakasa, railway, 若桜鉄道, wakasa, tetsudō, line, connects, kōge, station, yazu, with, wakasa, station, wakasa, only, railway, line, operated, wak. The Wakasa Line 若桜線 Wakasa sen is a Japanese railway line in Tottori Prefecture operated by the third sector operating company Wakasa Railway 若桜鉄道 Wakasa Tetsudō The line connects Kōge Station in Yazu with Wakasa Station in Wakasa It is the only railway line operated by the Wakasa Railway The third sector company took over operations of the former West Japan Railway Company JR West line in 1987 Wakasa LineWakasa Railway Sakura 1 trainOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerWakasa Railway CompanyLocaleTottori PrefectureTerminiKōgeWakasaStations9ServiceOperator s Wakasa Railway CompanyHistoryOpened20 January 1930TechnicalTrack length19 2 km 11 9 mi Number of tracksEntire line single trackedCharacterRuralTrack gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Minimum radius300 mElectrificationNoneOperating speed65 km h 40 mph Contents 1 Owners and operator 2 Stations 3 Rolling stock 3 1 Diesel railcars 3 2 Locomotives 4 History 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOwners and operator edit nbsp Wakasa Railway head officeThe line is operated by Wakasa Railway Co Ltd Although the company originally owned the railway line on April 1 2009 the ownership was transferred to the municipalities towns where the line exists and the company became a pure operator of the railway as a Category 2 Railway Operator The town of Yazu owns 16 5 km of track and the town of Wakasa owns 2 7 km of track as Category 3 Railway Operators 1 Stations editSome trains operate through from the JR West Inbi Line Tottori Kōge Name Japanese Distance km Transfers LocationThrough service to Tottori on the Inbi LineKōge 郡家 0 0 nbsp Inbi Line Yazu TottoriYazu Kōkō mae 八頭高校前 0 9 Inaba Funaoka 因幡船岡 2 4 Hayabusa 隼 4 4 Abe 安部 7 1 Hattō 八東 9 8 Tokumaru 徳丸 11 6 Tampi 丹比 13 5 Wakasa 若桜 19 2 WakasaRolling stock editDiesel railcars edit From the start of third sector operations in 1987 the line was operated using a fleet of four WT2500 series diesel cars Three of these were subsequently refurbished becoming WT3000 series and a new stainless steel WT3300 series diesel car WT3301 was also added to the fleet nbsp WT3000 series car 3003 Sakura 3 in August 2009 nbsp WT3300 series car 3301 in August 2009Locomotives edit The railway owns a former JNR Class DD16 diesel locomotive number DD16 7 previously used at the Railway Technical Research Institute in Kokubunji Tokyo and former JNR Class C12 2 6 2T steam locomotive number C12 167 2 nbsp Class DD16 diesel locomotive DD16 7 in April 2013 nbsp Class C12 steam locomotive C12 167 in April 2013History editThe line opened on 20 January 1930 as the 4 5 km Wakasa Line from Kōge to Hayabusa The entire line to Wakasa opened on 1 December 1930 3 The original plan was to extend the line beyond Wakasa to the Sanin Main Line near Yōka Station but this was never realized 3 Freight services were discontinued from 1 October 1974 4 With the privatization of JNR in April 1987 the Wakasa Line was transferred to the ownership of West Japan Railway Company JR West However JR West ceased operations on the line on 13 October 1987 with operations taken over by the third sector Wakasa Railway Company from 14 October 3 See also editList of railway companies in Japan List of railway lines in JapanReferences edit Tetsudō Kyoku Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism 2009 Tetsudō Yōran Heisei 21 Nendo in Japanese Tokyo Denkisha Kenkyukai pp 166 167 ISBN 978 4 88548 113 0 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Sasada Masahiro September 2012 国鉄 amp JR保存車大全 JNR amp JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide in Japanese Tokyo Japan Ikaros Publications Ltd pp 127 132 ISBN 978 4863206175 a b c Ikeguchi Eiji July 2015 若桜鉄道 SL走行社会実験 を振り返って Looking back on Wakasa Railway s steam train operation social experiment Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine in Japanese Vol 44 no 375 Japan Kōtsu Shimbun pp 12 19 Terada Hirokazu 19 January 2013 データブック日本の私鉄 Databook Japan s Private Railways in Japanese Japan Neko Publishing p 162 ISBN 978 4 7770 1336 4 External links editOfficial website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wakasa Line amp oldid 1167423248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
