Ōigawa Railway Ōigawa Main Line

Ōigawa Main Line
C11190 locomotive at Senzu Station
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Shizuoka Prefecture
Termini	Kanaya Senzu
Stations	19
Operation
Opened	1927
Operator(s)	Ōigawa Railway
Technical
Line length	39.5 km
Track gauge	1,067 mm
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead

The Ōigawa Main Line (大井川本線, Ōigawa honsen^?) is a Japanese railway line which connects Kanaya Station in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture with Senzu Station in Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Ōigawa Railway.

History

The Ōigawa Main Line began operations on June 10, 1927 as a private line for the Ōigawa Electric Company, to carry workers and materials upstream to facilitate dam construction. The single track line was extended from Kanaya in stages, reaching it current terminal station of Senzu on December 1, 1931. The entire line was electrified on November 18, 1949, but operations by electric-driven locomotives did not begin until August 1951. Express train operations commenced in 1971.The line runs through an isolated mountain area with no cities or towns, and has a very small population density. Most of the passengers are tourists visiting one of the hot spring resorts along the line, or alpinists and hikers heading for the peaks of the Southern Alps National Park. To boost ridership and popularity of the line, steam locomotive serves were restored from July 9, 1976. A variety of historical locomotives and carriages are used, both for the steam locomotive, and also for the electric train services, making the line a favorite with train entheusiasts and photographers.

Stations

●: Always stops, ◇: Occasionally stops, ｜: Passes

Local Trains stop at every station

Name		Distance (km)	SL Express	Connecting lines	Location
Kanaya	金谷	0.0	●	JR Central: Tōkaidō_Main_Line	Shimada	Shizuoka	Train on Ōigawa Main Line Steam Locomotive C11-190 Interior of C11-190
Shin-Kanaya	新金谷	2.3	●
Daikanchō	代官町	3.8	｜
Higiri	日切	4.3	｜
Goka	五和	5.0	｜
Kamio	神尾	9.8	｜
Fukuyō	福用	12.3	｜
Owada	大和田	14.8	｜
Ieyama	家山	17.1	●
Nukuri	抜里	18.8	｜
Kawaneonsen-Sasamado	川根温泉笹間渡	20.0	◇
Jina	地名	22.9	｜		Kawanehon Haibara District
Shiogō	塩郷	24.3	｜
Shimoizumi	下泉	27.4	●
Tanokuchi	田野口	31.0	｜
Suruga-Tokuyama	駿河徳山	34.1	●
Aobe	青部	36.1	｜
Sakidaira	崎平	37.2	｜
Senzu	千頭	39.5	●	Ōigawa Railway: Ikawa Line

External links

• (Japanese) Official website