Yunoyama Line

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The Yunoyama Line (湯の山線, Yunoyama-sen) is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Kintetsu Railway, connecting Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station (Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture) and Yunoyama-Onsen Station (Komono, Mie Prefecture) in Japan.

Line numberK
Termini
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Yunoyama Line
Local bound for Yunoyama
Overview
OwnerThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Line numberK
LocaleYokkaichi, Komono
Mie Prefecture
Termini
Stations10
Color on map     (#1B3DB0)
Service
TypeRegional rail
Commuter rail
SystemKintetsu Railway
Operator(s)Kintetsu Railway
History
Opened24 September 1913; 112 years ago (1913-09-24)
Last extension5 March 1916; 110 years ago (1916-03-05)
Technical
Line length15.4 km (9.6 mi)[1]
Number of tracksEntirely single-tracked[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge[1]
Electrification1,500 V DC (Overhead line)[1]
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)[1]
SignallingAutomatic closed block[1]
Train protection systemKintetsu ATS[1]
Route map

All lines are Kintetsu unless otherwise noted

Nagoya
Left arrow Yunoyama Line
0.0
Kintetsu Yokkaichi
(Suwa)
Right arrow Nagoya Line
Left arrow Yunoyama-Utsube link - Closed 1964
1.7
Nakagawara
2.8
Ise-Matsumoto
(Matsumotomura)
5.3
Ise-Kawashima
(Kawashimamura)
6.7
Takatsuno
8.7
Sakura
(Sakuramura)
11.3
Komono
12.6
Naka-Komono
13.5
Ōbane-en
15.4
Yunoyama-Onsen
(Yunoyama)
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The line connects with the Nagoya Line and Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Utsube Line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.

History

The Yunoyama Line was originally conceived[2] and built by Yokkaichi Railway (四日市鉄道, Yokkaichi Tetsudō) in the 1910s. The line was opened by two stages in 1 June[3] and September 1913, between Yunoyama-onsen (Yunoyama at the time) and Kintetsu Yokkaichi (Suwa at the time), as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge railway.[4] In 1916, an extension from the line's origin, Suwa to Yokkaichi was added.[5] However, this extension was closed on 29 November 1927 due to the extension of the Ise Electric Railway to Kuwana Station. The line was electrified at 750V in November 1921.[6][3] The ownership of the line changed when the Yokkaichi Railway was merged into Mie Railway (now Mie Kotsu) on 18 March 1931.[7] On 23 March 1964, the track gauge was widened to standard-gauge, and the voltage of the line was raised to 1,500 V. On 1 April 1965, Mie Railway was merged into Kintetsu Railway.[3]

Service

Local (普通 futsū)

Up For Yokkaichi
Down For Yunoyama-Onsen
Locals stop at every station.
All trains offer conductor-less (one man) service.
Trains run twice per hour during the day, three or four times per hour in the mornings and evenings.

Limited express service on the Yunoyama Line ended in 2004.

2008 limited express service

Direct limited express service to and from Nagoya was temporarily resumed on weekends and holidays in late July and early August 2008 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Gozaisho Ropeway as well as the 40th anniversary of Suzuka National Park. These trains ran once a day in each direction.[8] Limited express trains on the Yunoyama Line will go from Kintetsu-Yokkaichi to Yunoyama-Onsen without stopping.

Stations

All stations are located in Mie Prefecture.

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No. Picture Station Distance
(km)[1]
Connections Location
 K21  Kintetsu-Yokkaichi近鉄四日市0.0E Nagoya Line
Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Utsube Line
Yokkaichi
 K22  Nakagawara中川原1.7
 K23  Ise-Matsumoto伊勢松本2.8
 K24  Ise-Kawashima伊勢川島5.3
 K25  Takatsuno高角6.7
 K26  Sakura8.7
 K27  Komono菰野11.3 Komono
 K28  Naka-Komono中菰野12.6
 K29  Ōbane-en大羽根園13.5
 K30  Yunoyama-Onsen湯の山温泉15.4
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Ridership

Reference:[9]

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No. Station Passengers (2023)
 K21  Kintetsu-Yokkaichi 39,575
 K22  Nakagawara 1,616
 K23  Ise-Matsumoto 2,355
 K24  Ise-Kawashima 1,916
 K25  Takatsuno 912
 K26  Sakura 2,739
 K27  Komono 1,926
 K28  Naka-Komono 941
 K29  Ōbane-en 692
 K30  Yunoyama-Onsen 319
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