Yamada Line (JR East)

This article is about the railway line in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. For the railway line in Mie Prefecture, Japan, see Yamada Line (Kintetsu).

Yamada Line
A KiHa 110 series DMU car on the Yamada Line in March 2012
Overview
Native name山田線
StatusIn operation
Owner JR East
LocaleIwate Prefecture
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR East
Rolling stockKiHa 110 series DMU
History
Opened10 October 1923
Technical
Line length102.1 km (63.4 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map
Old type Yamada Line diesel cars (right) and new type ones (left) at Miyako Station in 2002

The Yamada Line (山田線, Yamada-sen) is a regional railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2] The railway line connects Morioka Station in Morioka City to Miyako Station in Miyako City, and is named after the town of Yamada in Iwate Prefecture, which the line used to serve. The railway line traverses through the Kitakami Mountains,[1] running parallel to National Route 106 for most of its length.

  1. ^ a b Takayuki Haraguchi (24 November 2009). 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR 21号 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "RJNET-JP 鉄道ジャーナル". Railway Journal (in Japanese). 21 (1): 111–112. January 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2021.