Opened 1917 Line length 84.3 km (52.4 mi) Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead | Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Stations 24 | |
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Daily ridership 1,078 passengers per km per day (FY2014) Locale | ||
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).
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The 84.3-kilometre (52.4 mi) long single track railway connects Tsuruga Station on the Hokuriku Main Line in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture and Higashi-Maizuru Station on the Maizuru Line in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture. The city of Obama and the towns of Mihama, Wakasa, Ōi and Takahama are located in the central section of the line.
History
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.
Rolling stock
The line uses single-car 125 series EMU cars. sometimes substituted by 521 series EMU cars.