Ōigawa Railway Ōigawa Main Line
{{Other uses|Ōigawa (disambiguation){{!}}Ōigawa}}{{Short description|Railway line in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan}}
{{More footnotes|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Ōigawa Main Line
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| image = C11190SenzuStaJP22Feb05.jpg
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| caption = C11 190 at Senzu Station in 2005
| type = Heavy rail
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| locale = Shizuoka Prefecture
| start = {{STN|Kanaya|x}}
| end = {{STN|Senzu|x}}
| stations = 20
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| open = 1927
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| operator = Ōigawa Railway
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| linelength = 39.5 km
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
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| electrification = 1,500 V DC overhead
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\CONTg@G~~ ~~{{rmri|up}} Ōigawa Railway Ikawa Line
\\BHF\~~39.5~~Senzu (千頭)
\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~Ōi River (Sendai Bridge)
\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~Ōi River (Yanagisakio Bridge)
\\HST\~~37.2~~Sakidaira (崎平)
\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~Ōi River
\\HST\~~36.1~~Aobe (青部)
\\HST\~~34.1~~Suruga-Tokuyama (駿河徳山)
\\HST\~~31.0~~Tanokuchi (田野口)
\\HST\~~27.4~~Shimoizumi (下泉)
\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~Shimoizumikouchi River
\\HST\~~24.3~~Shiogō (塩郷)
\\HST\~~22.9~~Jina (地名)
\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~Sasama River
\\HST\~~20.0~~Kawaneonsen-Sasamado (川根温泉笹間渡)
\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~Ōi River
\\HST\~~18.8~~Nukuri (抜里)
\\HST\~~17.1~~Ieyama (家山)
\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~Ieyama River
\\HST\~~14.8~~Owada (大和田)
\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~Hakko River
\\HST\~~12.3~~Fukuyō (福用)
\\HST\~~9.8~~Kamio (神尾)
\\HST\~~5.5~~Kadode (門出)
\\STRu\~~ ~~Shin-Tōmei Expressway
\\HST\~~5.0~~Gōkaku (合格)
\\HST\~~4.3~~Higiri (日切)
\\STRu\~~ ~~Japan National Route 1
\\HST\~~3.8~~Daikanchō (代官町)
\\HST\~~2.3~~Shin-Kanaya (新金谷)
\\WBRÜCKE1\~~ ~~Ojiro River
\CONTg@Gq\TEEe!~KBHFe\CONTf@Fq~~0.0~~Kanaya (金谷) {{rmri|left}}Tōkaidō Main Line{{rmri|right}}
| title = Ōigawa Railway Main Line
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The {{nihongo|Ōigawa Main Line|大井川本線|Ōigawa honsen|}} is a Japanese railway line which connects Kanaya Station in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture with Senzu Station in Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Ōigawa Railway.
In September 2022, the Ōigawa Main Line suffered substantial damage from Tropical Storm Talas. Rail services between Kawane-Onsen Sasamado and Senzu Station were suspended until further notice.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-27 |title=Reservations for Oigawa Main Line Express Trains |url=https://www.daitetsu.jp/enwebreserve/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Ōigawa Railway}} Steam locomotives were changed to only operate between Shin-Kanaya and Kawane-Onsen Sasamado. Ōigawa Railway advises customers intending to travel beyond Ieyama Station to the Ikawa Line, towards Senzu and the Sumata Gorge area, to transfer to Kawanehon Town's community buses at Ieyama Station, which provide connections to Senzu Station.{{Cite web |title=運賃・時刻表 |url=https://daitetsu.jp/ft |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=大井川鐵道 |language=ja}}
Stations
:●: Always stops
:◇: Occasionally stops
:｜: Passes
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| colspan="2" |Name
! Distance ! {{ill|SL Express (Ōigawa Railway)|lt=SL !Local trains ! Transfers ! style="width: 100px"|Location ! style="width: 100px"|Notes |
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| {{STN|Kanaya|x}}
| 金谷 | style="text-align:right;" |0.0 | style="text-align:center;" |● | style="text-align:center;" |● |{{Colorbull|DarkOrange}} Tokaido Main Line | rowspan="12" |Shimada, Shizuoka | rowspan="12" |Currently operating section{{Cite web |title=大井川鐵道 |url=https://daitetsu.jp/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=大井川鐵道 |language=ja}} |
| {{STN|Shin-Kanaya|x}}
|新金谷 | style="text-align:right;" |2.3 | style="text-align:center;" |● | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
| {{STN|Daikanchō|x}}
|代官町 | style="text-align:right;" |3.8 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
| {{STN|Higiri|x}}
|日切 | style="text-align:right;" |4.3 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
| Gōkaku
|合格 | style="text-align:right;" |5.0 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
| {{STN|Kadode|x}}
|門出 | style="text-align:right;" |5.5 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
| {{STN|Kamio|x}}
|神尾 | style="text-align:right;" |9.8 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
| {{STN|Fukuyō|x}}
|福用 | style="text-align:right;" |12.3 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
| {{STN|Owada|x}}
|大和田 | style="text-align:right;" |14.8 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
| {{STN|Ieyama|x}}
|家山 | style="text-align:right;" |17.1 | style="text-align:center;" |● | style="text-align:center;" |● |Kawanehon-cho community bus |
| {{STN|Nukuri|x}}
|抜里 | style="text-align:right;" |18.8 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
| {{STN|Kawaneonsen-Sasamado|x}}
|川根温泉笹間渡 | style="text-align:right;" |20.0 | style="text-align:center;" |◇ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
|地名 | style="text-align:right;" |22.9 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | | rowspan="8" |Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka |
|塩郷 | style="text-align:right;" |24.3 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
|下泉 | style="text-align:right;" |27.4 | style="text-align:center;" |● | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
|田野口 | style="text-align:right;" |31.0 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
|駿河徳山 | style="text-align:right;" |34.1 | style="text-align:center;" |● | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
|青部 | style="text-align:right;" |36.1 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
|崎平 | style="text-align:right;" |37.2 | style="text-align:center;" |｜ | style="text-align:center;" |● | |
|千頭 | style="text-align:right;" |39.5 | style="text-align:center;" |● | style="text-align:center;" |● | Ōigawa Railway Ikawa Line |
Rolling stock
{{As of|2016|04|01}}, the Oigawa Main Line fleet is as follows.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2016 |trans-title=Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 25 July 2016 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |page = 92|isbn = 978-4-330-70116-5}}
=Electric multiple units=
- 300 series 2-car EMU (former Seibu MoHa 351, stored out of use)
- 420 series 2-car EMU (former Kintetsu 6421 series, stored out of use)
- 3000 series 2-car EMU (former Keihan 3000 series, stored out of use)
- 6000 series 2-car EMU (former Nankai 6000 series)
- 7200 series 2-car EMU (former Tokyu 7200 series, purchased from Towada Electric Railway in 2015)
- 16000 series 2-car EMUs x2 (former Kintetsu 16000 series)
- 21000 series 2-car EMUs x2 (former Nankai 21000 series)
File:Oigawa railway 3507 20140824 001.jpg|A 3000 series EMU in August 2014
File:Oigawa-railway-16003-20120402.jpg|A 16000 series EMU in April 2012
File:Oigawa 21003.jpg|A 21000 series EMU in July 2013
=Electric locomotives=
- Class E10 x3
- Class ED500 x1
=Steam locomotives=
- JNR Class C10 (C10 8)
- JNR Class C11 (C11 190/227/312)
- JNR Class C12 (C12 164, stored out of service)
- JNR Class C56 (C56 44)
File:C11190-Oigawa.JPG|Steam locomotive C11 190
In 2016, The Oigawa Railway purchased four 14 series coaches from JR Hokkaido, which were formerly used on the Hamanasu services. These coaches are scheduled to enter service on steam-hauled services on the line in June 2017, reducing the burden on the ageing heritage coaches operated by the railway.{{cite magazine|script-title=ja: 大井川鐵道 14系客車4両を導入|trans-title=Oigawa Railway to introduce 4 14 series coaches |magazine = Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine |volume = 45|issue = 389 |page = 51 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbun |location = Japan |language= Japanese |date = September 2016}}
File:InteriorOigawaMainLineJP22a.jpg|Interior of a heritage carriage
History
The Ōigawa Main Line began operations on June 10, 1927 as a private line for the Ōigawa Electric Company, to carry workers and materials upstream to facilitate dam construction. The single-track line was extended from Kanaya in stages, reaching it current terminal station of Senzu on December 1, 1931.{{cn|date=September 2016}}
The entire line was electrified on November 18, 1949, with EMUs for the passenger services commencing then and freight operation by electric locomotives beginning in August 1951. Express train operations commenced in 1971.{{cn|date=September 2016}}
The line runs through an isolated mountain area with no cities or towns, and has a very small population density. Most of the passengers are tourists visiting one of the hot spring resorts along the line, or alpinists and hikers heading for the peaks of the Southern Alps National Park. To boost ridership and popularity of the line, steam locomotives were restored from July 9, 1976. A variety of historical locomotives and carriages are used, both for the steam and for the electric services, making the line a favourite with train enthusiasts and photographers.
Freight services ceased in 1983.[http://travelstation.tokyo/station/tokai/jrt/tokaido/kanaya.htm 金谷駅の情報] (Information about Kanaya Station) Retrieved 10 June 2018 {{in lang|ja}}
See also
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.oigawa-railway.co.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Railway lines in Japan
Category:Rail transport in Shizuoka Prefecture