Ōmura Line (大村線, Ōmura-sen) is a railway line in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Haiki Station in Sasebo to Isahaya Station in Isahaya. From 1898 the line was part of the Nagasaki Main Line until the Hizen Yamaguchi - Isahaya line opened in 1934.
Ōmura Line | |||
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Overview | |||
Owner | JR Kyushu | ||
Locale | Kyushu | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 15 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Heavy rail | ||
Operator(s) | JR Kyushu | ||
History | |||
Opened | 20 January 1898 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 47.6 km (29.6 mi) | ||
Number of tracks | 1 | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | 20 kV AC (60 Hz) (Haiki - Huis Ten Bosch) | ||
Operating speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) | ||
Signalling | Automatic block signaling | ||
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History
editThe Kyushu Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1898 as part of the original Nagasaki Main Line. The company was nationalised in 1907.
With the opening of the Hizen Yamaguchi - Isahaya section of the Nagasaki Main Line in 1934, the line was renamed the Omura Line.
In 1992 the Haiki - Huis Ten Bosch section was electrified at 20 kV AC.
Stations
edit- S: Trains stop
- |: Non-stop
Name | Distance (km) | Rapid Seaside Liner |
Transfers | Location | ||
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Direct connection to Sasebo Line | ||||||
Haiki | 早岐 | 0.0 | S | Sasebo Line | Sasebo | Nagasaki Prefecture |
Huis Ten Bosch | ハウステンボス | 4.7 | S | |||
Haenosaki | 南風崎 | 5.6 | | | |||
Ogushigō | 小串郷 | 9.6 | | | Kawatana, Higashisonogi District | ||
Kawatana | 川棚 | 13.6 | S | |||
Sonogi | 彼杵 | 19.6 | S | Higashisonogi, Higashisonogi District | ||
Chiwata | 千綿 | 24.0 | | | |||
Matsubara | 松原 | 28.5 | | | Ōmura | ||
Ōmura Rail Yard | 大村車両基地 | 31.1 | | | |||
Takematsu | 竹松 | 32.8 | S | |||
Shin-Ōmura | 新大村 | 33.7 | S | Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen | ||
Suwa | 諏訪 | 34.8 | | | |||
Ōmura | 大村 | 36.2 | S | |||
Iwamatsu | 岩松 | 40.0 | | | |||
Isahaya | 諫早 | 47.6 | S | Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Nagasaki Main Line Shimabara Railway Line |
Isahaya | |
Direct connection to Nagasaki Main Line |
References
editThis article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia