Aterazawa Line

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Aterazawa Line
A KiHa 101 DMU on the Aterazawa Line at Yamagata Station
Overview
Native name	左沢線
Status	In operation
Owner	JR East
Locale	Yamagata Prefecture
Termini	Kita-Yamagata Aterazawa
Stations	11
Service
Type	Regional rail
Operator(s)	JR East
Rolling stock	KiHa 101 DMUs
History
Opened	20 July 1921; 103 years ago (1921-07-20)
Technical
Line length	24.3 km (15.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Entire line single tracked
Character	Fairly urban with some more rural sections
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map Legend -1.9 Yamagata and (Yamagata, Senzan) Crossings' details 0.0 Kita-Yamagata (Yamagata, Senzan) Crossings' details 3x 3.1 Higashi-Kanai Crossings' details Su River 6.5 Uzen-Yamabe Crossings' details 2x 2x 9.5 Uzen-Kanezawa 11.0 Uzen-Nagasaki Crossings' details 2x Mogami River 2x 13.5 Minami-Sagae Crossings' details 2x 15.3 Sagae Crossings' details 16.4 Nishi-Sagae Crossings' details 2x 2x 3x 19.3 Uzen-Takamatsu 3x 22.3 Shibahashi Crossings' details 24.3 Aterazawa This diagram: view talk edit

The Aterazawa Line (左沢線, Aterazawa-sen) is a railway line in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1] It connects Kita-Yamagata Station in Yamagata with Aterazawa Station in Ōe. All trains run through to and from Yamagata Station.