| Tadami Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
-m.jpg) Tadamigawa Bridge No. 1, November 2020 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 只見線 | ||
| Status | In operation | ||
| Owner | JR East | ||
| Locale | Fukushima, Niigata Prefectures | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 36 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Operator(s) | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||
| Rolling stock | KiHa 110 series, KiHa E120, AT-350 series, AT-400 series, AT-500 series, AT-600 series, AT-700 series DMU | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1928 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 135.2 km (84.0 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Entire line single tracked | ||
| Character | Rural and scenic | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | None | ||
| Operating speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) | ||
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The Tadami Line (只見線, Tadami-sen) is a 135-kilometre (84 mi) scenic railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aizu-Wakamatsu Station at Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture with Koide Station at Uonuma in Niigata Prefecture.[1]
The line opened in discontinuous stages between 1928 and 1971. Because of trouble financing rainstorm damage repairs, the line had no rail service between Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami station from July 2011 until October 2022.[2][3][4] During this time, a replacement bus operated between Aizu-Kawaguchi and Tadami.[5][6] Full service on the line resumed on 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Tadami Line". Japan Travel Planner. ANA. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "只見線全線運転再開につい て" [Regarding the resumption of operation of the entire Tadami Line] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Kushida, Izumi (1 October 2022). "JR只見線｢11年ぶり｣復活､地元住民たちの執念" [JR Tadami Line reopens after 11 years]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Scenic Tadami Line reopens after storm damage". Railway Gazette International. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Tadami Line User Manual" (PDF). Union Workshop. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "只見線、2022年10月1日全線運転再開へ" [Tadami Line to resume operation on October 1, 2022]. tetsudo.ch (in Japanese). 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.