The Yonabaru Line (与那原線, Yonabaru-sen) was a narrow-gauge light railway line in Okinawa Prefecture before the Battle of Okinawa. One of the four lines of Okinawa Prefectural Railways on Okinawa Island, it ran 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) from Naha Station to Yonabaru Station.[1][2]
Route
editAs published by the Ministry of Railways, as of 1 October 1937 the stations on the line between Naha Station and Yonabaru Station were as follows:[2]
| Distance | Station name | Municipality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2S (km) | Total (km) | Transcribed, English | Kanji | Station opened | Connections | Contemporary | Current |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Naha | 那覇 | 1914-12-01 | Kairiku Renraku Line | Naha City | Naha City |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Kohaguchi | 古波蔵 | 1922-03-28 | Kadena Line | Mawashi Village | Naha City |
| 1.1 | 2.3 | Madan-Bashi | 真玉橋 | 1915-07-27 | Mawashi Village | Naha City | |
| 1.0 | 3.3 | Kokuba | 国場 | 1914-12-01 | Itoman Line | Mawashi Village | Naha City |
| 1.3 | 4.6 | Ichinichi-Bashi | 一日橋 | 1915-07-27 | Mawashi Village | Naha City | |
| 1.4 | 6.0 | Haebaru | 南風原 | 1914-12-01 | Haebaru Village | Haebaru Town | |
| 2.3 | 8.3 | Ōzato | 大里 | 1917-01-23 | Ōzato Village | Nanjō City | |
| 1.1 | 9.4 | Yonabaru | 与那原 | 1915-01-20 | Ōzato Village | Yonabaru Town | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 那覇市内史跡・旧跡詳細 軽便鉄道線路跡 [Historic Sites in Naha City: Remains of the Light Railway] (in Japanese). Naha City Museum of History. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b 鉄道停車場一覧 [List of Railway Stations]. Ministry of Railways. 1 October 1937. p. 440. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via National Diet Library Digital Collection.