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Native name
  
白新線

Stations
  
10

Operator(s)
  
JR East

Locale
  
Niigata Prefecture

Type
  
Heavy rail

Opened
  
1952

Line length
  
27.3 km (17.0 mi)

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Terminis
  
Niigata Prefecture, Shibata Station

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The Hakushin Line (白新線, Hakushin-sen) is a Japanese railway line which runs between Niigata and Shibata stations in the cities of Niigata and Shibata in Niigata Prefecture. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network.

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Basic data

  • Operators, distances:
  • East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Services and tracks)
  • Niigata – Shibata: 27.3 km (17.0 mi)
  • Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) (Services only)
  • Kami-Nuttari Junction – Shibata: 25.4 km (15.8 mi)
  • Double-tracking: Niigata – Niizaki
  • Railway signalling: ATS-Ps

    • Services

    Limited express, Rapid

    As of January 2017, the following services are operated.

    Local
    Niigata - Toyosaka: every 20 minutes Toyosaka - Shibata: every 60 minutes (every 20 minutes during peaks)

    Station list

  • All stations are located in Niigata Prefecture.

    • Symbols:

  • ◇ - Single-track; station where trains can pass
  • ^ - Double-track section starts from this point
  • ∥ - Double-track
  • ∨ - Single-track section starts from this point

    • Present

  • 115 series 3-car EMUs
  • E129 series 2/4-car EMUs (since December 2014)
  • E653 series 7-car EMUs (Inaho limited express, since September 2013)

    • Former

  • E127 series 2-car EMUs (until March 2015)
  • 485 series 6-car EMUs (Inaho, until July 2014)
  • 165 series
  • 70 series

    • History

    The first section opened on 23 December 1952 was the 12.3 km line between Shibata Station and Kuzutsuka Station (now Toyosaka Station). On 15 April 1956, the line was extended 14.9 km from Kuzutsuka to Niigata.

    The line was electrified at 1,500 V DC in 1972, and double-tracked in sections between 1978 and 1981.

    References

    Hakushin Line Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA