The Obama Line (小浜線, Obama-sen) is a railway line on the Sea of Japan coast of central Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
| Obama Line | |
|---|---|
An Obama Line 125 series train at Wakasa-Hongō Station
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| Overview | |
| Owner |  JR West |
| Locale | Fukui Prefecture Kyoto Prefecture |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 24 |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | JR West |
| Rolling stock | 125 series |
| Daily ridership | 1,078 passengers per km per day (FY2014)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 December 1917; 106 years ago (1917-12-15) |
| Last extension | 10 December 1922; 101 years ago (1922-12-10) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 84.3 km (52.4 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Fully single-tracked |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC (overhead line) |
| Operating speed | 85 km/h (53 mph) |
| Signalling | Special Automatic closing block (Track circuit detection) |
| Train protection system | ATS-SW |
The 84.3-kilometre (52.4 mi) long single track railway connects Tsuruga Station on the Hokuriku Main LineinTsuruga, Fukui Prefecture and Higashi-Maizuru Station on the Maizuru LineinMaizuru, Kyoto Prefecture. The cityofObama and the townsofMihama, Wakasa, Ōi and Takahama are located in the central section of the line.
The Tsuruga - Tomura section opened in 1917, and the line was then extended westward to Obama in 1918, Wakasa-Takahama in 1921 and connected to the Maizuru Line at Higashi-Maizuru the following year.
Freight services between Tsuruga and Mitsumatsu ceased in 1997.
The line was electrified on March 15, 2003.
| Name | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | |||||
| Tsuruga | 敦賀 | - | 0.0 | A B Hokuriku Main Line | Tsuruga | Fukui |
| Nishi-Tsuruga | 西敦賀 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |||
| Awano | 粟野 | 4.4 | 7.7 | |||
| Higashi-Mihama | 東美浜 | 5.0 | 12.7 | Mihama, Mikata District | ||
| Mihama | 美浜 | 5.2 | 17.9 | |||
| Kiyama | 気山 | 3.5 | 21.4 | Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District | ||
| Mikata | 三方 | 3.3 | 24.7 | |||
| Fujii | 藤井 | 2.6 | 27.3 | |||
| Tomura | 十村 | 2.0 | 29.3 | |||
| Ōtoba | 大鳥羽 | 4.0 | 33.3 | |||
| Wakasa-Arita | 若狭有田 | 2.1 | 35.4 | |||
| Kaminaka | 上中 | 3.4 | 38.8 | |||
| Shin-Hirano | 新平野 | 4.5 | 43.3 | Obama | ||
| Higashi-Obama | 東小浜 | 2.9 | 46.2 | |||
| Obama | 小浜 | 3.3 | 49.5 | |||
| Seihama | 勢浜 | 3.7 | 53.2 | |||
| Kato | 加斗 | 4.0 | 57.2 | |||
| Wakasa-Hongō | 若狭本郷 | 4.6 | 61.8 | Ōi, Ōi District | ||
| Wakasa-Wada | 若狭和田 | 3.9 | 65.7 | Takahama, Ōi District | ||
| Wakasa-Takahama | 若狭高浜 | 3.2 | 68.9 | |||
| Mitsumatsu | 三松 | 2.5 | 71.4 | |||
| Aonogō | 青郷 | 2.1 | 73.5 | |||
| Matsunoodera | 松尾寺 | 4.7 | 78.2 | Maizuru, Kyoto | ||
| Higashi-Maizuru | 東舞鶴 | 6.1 | 84.3 | L Maizuru Line | ||
The line uses single-car 125 series EMU cars, sometimes substituted by 521 series EMU cars.