Chōkai Sanroku Line
The Chōkai Sanroku Line is a Japanese railway line in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan, with all station located within the city of Yurihonjō. This is the only railway line of Yuri Kōgen Railway.
History
On August 1, 1922, the privately owned Yokote Railway Company completed its West Line, connecting with over 11.6 rail kilometers, and renamed itself the Yokojō Railway Company. The line was nationalized on September 1, 1937 becoming the Japanese Government Railway Yashima Line and the line was extended by an additional 4.1 kilometers to by December 15 of the same year. The line was further extended an additional 7.3 kilometers to its present terminus at by October 21, 1938.The JGR became the Japanese National Railways after World War 2. All scheduled freight services were discontinued from March 10, 1981. On October 10, 1985, the operations of the former Yashima line were taken over by the newly created third sector Yuri Kōgen Railroad.
Proposed connecting line
- Maego station - The Yokote Railway Co. opened a 38 km line from Yokote on the Ou Main Line to Oikata between 1918 and 1930. Construction commenced on an extension to this station but it was not completed. The 12 km section from Oikata - Niiyama was closed following typhoon damage in 1947, the 7 km section from Niiyama - Tateai closed in 1965 when a bridge was destroyed by floodwaters, and the balance of the line closed in 1971.
Basic data
- Distance: 23.0 km
- Gauge:
- Stations: 12
- Track: Single
- Power: Internal combustion
- Railway signalling
- *Ugo-Honjō — Maegō: Staff token
- *Maegō — Yashima: Tablet token
Stations
| Station | Japanese | Distance between stations | Distance |
| 羽後本荘 | - | 0.0 | |
| 薬師堂 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| 子吉 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |
| 鮎川 | 2.9 | 7.4 | |
| 黒沢 | 2.1 | 9.5 | |
| 曲沢 | 0.8 | 10.3 | |
| 前郷 | 1.4 | 11.7 | |
| 久保田 | 1.9 | 13.6 | |
| 西滝沢 | 2.1 | 15.7 | |
| 吉沢 | 1.4 | 17.1 | |
| 川辺 | 3.0 | 20.1 | |
| 矢島 | 2.9 | 23.0 |