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{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Hakushin Line
| name = Hakushin Line
| native_name = 白新線
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| caption = 115 series train approaches Toyosaka Station on a local Hakushin Line service to Niigata, May 2008
| caption = [[115 series]] EMU bound for Niigata approaching [[Toyosaka Station]], May 2008
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| type = Heavy rail
| system =
| system =
| status =
| status =
| locale = [[Niigata Prefecture]]
| locale = [[Niigata Prefecture]]
| start = [[Niigata Station]]
| start = {{STN|Niigata}}
| end = [[Shibata Station (Niigata)|Shibata Station]]
| end = {{STN|Shibata|Niigata}}
| stations = 10
| stations = 10
| routes =
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| daily_ridership =
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| open = 23 December 1952
| open = 1952
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| operator = [[JR East]]
| operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|25px]][[JR East]]
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| linelength = 27.3 km
| linelength = {{convert|27.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| gauge = 1,067 mm
| gauge = {{track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| el = [[Overhead catenary]] 1,500 V DC
| electrification = 1,500 V DC [[overhead catenary]]
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The {{nihongo|'''Hakushin Line'''|白新線|Hakushin-sen}} is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[rail transport|rail line]] operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East), which runs between [[Niigata Station]] and [[Shibata Station (Niigata)|Shibata Station]] in [[Niigata Prefecture]].
The {{nihongo|'''Hakushin Line'''|白新線|Hakushin-sen}} is a Japanese railway line which runs between {{STN|Niigata}} and {{STN|Shibata|Niigata}} stations in the cities of [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]] and [[Shibata, Niigata|Shibata]] in [[Niigata Prefecture]]. It is part of the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) network.


==Route data==
==Basic data==
*Operators, distances:
* Track: Double between [[Niigata Station|Niigata]] and [[Niizaki Station|Niizaki]] only
** [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) (Services and tracks)
* Signalling: ATS-Ps
*Niigata &ndash; Shibata: {{convert|27.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
** [[Japan Freight Railway Company]] (JR Freight) (Services only)
*Kami-Nuttari Junction &ndash; Shibata: {{convert|25.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
*Double-tracking: Niigata &ndash; Niizaki
*[[Railway signalling]]: ATS-Ps


==History==
==Services==
[[File:Linemap of Hakushin Line with Stations.svg|thumb|320px|Stations of Hakushin Line]]
The line first opened on 23 December 1952 as a 12.3 km line between [[Shibata Station (Niigata)|Shibata Station]] and Kuzutsuka Station (now [[Toyosaka Station]]). From 15 April 1956, the line was extended 14.9 km from Kuzutsuka to Nuttari.
;Limited express, Rapid
{{As of|2018|03}}, the following services are operated.
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Route
!Service frequency (daily)
|-
| Limited Express ''[[Inaho]]''
|Niigata – Shibata – {{STN|Sakata|Yamagata}}/{{STN|Akita}} ([[Uetsu Main Line]])
|7 return trips
|-
| Rapid ''Benibana''
|Niigata – Shibata – {{STN|Yonezawa}} ([[Yonesaka Line]])
|1 return trip
|-
|Rapid ''Rakuraku-Train-Murakami''
|Niigata – Shibata – {{STN|Murakami|Niigata}} (Uetsu Main Line)
|1 down trip in evening
|-
| Rapid
|Niigata – Shibata – Murakami (Uetsu Main Line)
|1 down trip in morning, 1 up trip in evening
|-
| Rapid ''Kirakira Uetsu''
|Niigata – Shibata – Sakata (Uetsu Main Line)
|1 return trip (only weekends)
|}


;Local
==Rolling stock==
:Niigata - {{STN|Toyosaka}}: every 20 minutes
[[Image:485 Inaho 8 Higashi-Niigata 20080526.JPG|thumb|right|485 series passes through Higashi-Niigata Station on ''Inaho'' service to Niigata, May 2008]]
:Toyosaka - Shibata: every 60 minutes (every 20 minutes during peaks)
* [[115 series]] EMUs
* [[E127 series]] EMUs
* [[485 series]] EMUs (''[[Inaho]]'' limited express)


==Station list==
==Station list==
All stations are within [[Niigata Prefecture]].
* All stations are located in [[Niigata Prefecture]].


{| class="wikitable" rules="all"
{| class="wikitable" rules="all"
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Station
!colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff99cc;"|Name
!rowspan="2"|Japanese
!style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff99cc;"|Between (km)
!style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff99cc;"|Distance (km)
!colspan="2"|Distance (km)
!rowspan="2"|''Inaho''<br />/Rapid
!style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff99cc;"|Rapid
!rowspan="2"|Transfers
!style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff99cc;"|Connections
!rowspan="2"|&nbsp;
!colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff99cc;"|Location
!rowspan="2"|Location
|-
|-
!Between<br />stations
|{{ja-stalink|Niigata}}
!Total
|[[:ja:新潟駅|新潟]]
|style="text-align:center;"| -
|style="text-align:right;"|0.0
|●
|style="text-align:left;"|JR East: [[Jōetsu Shinkansen]] [[Shin'etsu Main Line]] [[Echigo Line]]
|rowspan="2" style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[Chūō-ku, Niigata|Chūō-ku]]
|rowspan="9" style="width:1em; text-align:center;"|[[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]]
|-
|-
|{{STN|Niigata}}
|''Kami-Nuttari Signal Station''
|新潟
|[[:ja:上沼垂信号場]]
|style="text-align:center;"| -
|style="text-align:right;"| -
|style="text-align:right;"|1.9
|style="text-align:right;"|0.0
|style="text-align:center;"|●
||
|{{Plainlist|
|[[Japan Freight Railway Company|JR Freight]]: [[Shin'etsu Main Line]] ({{ja-stalink|Nuttari}})
* [[File:Shinkansen jre.svg|18px]][[Jōetsu Shinkansen]]
* {{Colorbull|DeepSkyBlue}}[[Shinetsu Main Line]]
* {{Colorbull|Green}}[[Echigo Line]]
}}
|∥
|[[Chūō-ku, Niigata]]

|-
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Higashi-Niigata}}
|{{STN|Higashi-Niigata}}
|[[:ja:東新潟駅|東新潟]]
|東新潟
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|5.0
|style="text-align:right;"|5.0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|5.0
|style="text-align:right;"|5.0
|rowspan="2"||
|style="text-align:center;"||
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|∥
|rowspan="3"|[[Higashi-ku, Niigata|Higashi-ku]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Higashi-ku, Niigata]]
|-
|-
|{{STN|Ōgata}}
|''Niigata Kamotsu Terminal'' (Freight)
|大形
|[[:ja:新潟貨物ターミナル駅|新潟貨物ターミナル]]
|[[Japan Freight Railway Company|JR Freight]]: [[Shin'etsu Main Line]] ({{ja-stalink|Echigo-Ishiyama}})
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Ōgata}}
|[[:ja:大形駅|大形]]
|style="text-align:right;"|2.0
|style="text-align:right;"|2.0
|style="text-align:right;"|7.0
|style="text-align:right;"|7.0
|style="text-align:center;"||
||
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|∥
|-
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Niizaki}}
|{{STN|Niizaki}}
|[[:ja:新崎駅|新崎]]
|新崎
|style="text-align:right;"|2.6
|style="text-align:right;"|2.6
|style="text-align:right;"|9.6
|style="text-align:right;"|9.6
|style="text-align:center;"||
||
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|∨
|rowspan="4"|[[Kita-ku, Niigata|Kita-ku]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Kita-ku, Niigata]]
|-
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Hayadōri}}
|{{STN|Hayadōri}}
|[[:ja:早通駅|早通]]
|早通
|style="text-align:right;"|1.9
|style="text-align:right;"|1.9
|style="text-align:right;"|11.5
|style="text-align:right;"|11.5
|style="text-align:center;"||
||
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|◇
|-
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Toyosaka}}
|{{STN|Toyosaka}}
|[[:ja:豊栄駅|豊栄]]
|豊栄
|style="text-align:right;"|3.5
|style="text-align:right;"|3.5
|style="text-align:right;"|15.0
|style="text-align:right;"|15.0
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|●
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|◇
|-
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Kuroyama}}
|{{STN|Kuroyama}}
|[[:ja:黒山駅|黒山]]
|黒山
|style="text-align:right;"|3.0
|style="text-align:right;"|3.0
|style="text-align:right;"|18.0
|style="text-align:right;"|18.0
|style="text-align:center;"||
||
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|◇
|-
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Sasaki}}
|{{STN|Sasaki}}
|[[:ja:佐々木駅|佐々木]]
|佐々木
|style="text-align:right;"|3.0
|style="text-align:right;"|3.0
|style="text-align:right;"|21.0
|style="text-align:right;"|21.0
|style="text-align:center;"||
||
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|◇
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|[[Shibata, Niigata|Shibata]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Shibata, Niigata|Shibata]]
|-
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Nishi-Shibata}}
|{{STN|Nishi-Shibata}}
|[[:ja:西新発田駅|西新発田]]
|西新発田
|style="text-align:right;"|3.3
|style="text-align:right;"|3.3
|style="text-align:right;"|24.3
|style="text-align:right;"|24.3
|style="text-align:center;"||
||
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|◇
|-
|-
|{{ja-stalink|Shibata||Niigata}}
|{{STN|Shibata|Niigata}}
|[[:ja:新発田駅|新発田]]
|新発田
|style="text-align:right;"|3.0
|style="text-align:right;"|3.0
|style="text-align:right;"|27.3
|style="text-align:right;"|27.3
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|●
|JR East: [[Uetsu Main Line]]
|{{Colorbull|SkyBlue}}[[Uetsu Main Line]]
|◇
|}
|}


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

==Rolling stock==
===Present===
* [[E129 series]] 2/4-car EMUs (since December 2014)
* [[E653 series]] 7-car EMUs (''[[Inaho]]'' limited express, since September 2013)
<gallery>
File:JRE E129 A5.JPG|E129 series
</gallery>

===Former===
* [[115 series]] 2/3/4-car EMUs (until March 2018)
* [[E127 series]] 2-car EMUs (until March 2015)
* [[485 series]] 6-car EMUs (''Inaho'', until July 2014)
* [[165 series]]
* 70 series

<gallery>
File:JRE-115-nigata.JPG|115 series
File:Jre E127 V1.jpg|E127 series
File:485 Inaho 8 Higashi-Niigata 20080526.JPG|485 series EMU passing through Higashi-Niigata Station on an ''Inaho'' service, May 2008
File:JRE 165 at Toyosaka Station 19871228.jpg|165 series
</gallery>

==History==
The first section opened on 23 December 1952 was the 12.3&nbsp;km line between Shibata Station and Kuzutsuka Station (now [[Toyosaka Station]]). On 15 April 1956, the line was extended 14.9&nbsp;km from Kuzutsuka to Niigata.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

The line was electrified at 1,500 V DC in 1972, and double-tracked in sections between 1978 and 1981.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/result.aspx?mode=2&rosen=56=1=%E7%99%BD%E6%96%B0%E7%B7%9A Stations of the Hakushin Line] (JR East) {{in lang|ja}}

{{Niigata transit}}
{{East Japan Railway Company Lines}}
{{East Japan Railway Company Lines}}


[[Category:Hakushin Line| ]]
[[Category:Lines of East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Lines of East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Niigata Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Niigata Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1952]]

[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]
[[de:Hakushin-Linie]]
[[ja:白新線]]

Latest revision as of 10:11, 8 May 2024

Hakushin Line
115 series EMU bound for Niigata approaching Toyosaka Station, May 2008
Overview
Native name白新線
LocaleNiigata Prefecture
Termini
Stations10
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR East
History
Opened1952
Technical
Line length27.3 km (17.0 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

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.

Basic data

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Services

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Stations of Hakushin Line
Limited express, Rapid

As of March 2018, the following services are operated.

Name Route Service frequency (daily)
Limited Express Inaho Niigata – Shibata – Sakata/Akita (Uetsu Main Line) 7 return trips
Rapid Benibana Niigata – Shibata – Yonezawa (Yonesaka Line) 1 return trip
Rapid Rakuraku-Train-Murakami Niigata – Shibata – Murakami (Uetsu Main Line) 1 down trip in evening
Rapid Niigata – Shibata – Murakami (Uetsu Main Line) 1 down trip in morning, 1 up trip in evening
Rapid Kirakira Uetsu Niigata – Shibata – Sakata (Uetsu Main Line) 1 return trip (only weekends)
Local
Niigata - Toyosaka: every 20 minutes
Toyosaka - Shibata: every 60 minutes (every 20 minutes during peaks)

Station list

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Station Japanese Distance (km) Inaho
/Rapid
Transfers   Location
Between
stations
Total
Niigata 新潟 - 0.0 Chūō-ku, Niigata
Higashi-Niigata 東新潟 5.0 5.0   Higashi-ku, Niigata
Ōgata 大形 2.0 7.0  
Niizaki 新崎 2.6 9.6   Kita-ku, Niigata
Hayadōri 早通 1.9 11.5  
Toyosaka 豊栄 3.5 15.0  
Kuroyama 黒山 3.0 18.0  
Sasaki 佐々木 3.0 21.0   Shibata
Nishi-Shibata 西新発田 3.3 24.3  
Shibata 新発田 3.0 27.3 Uetsu Main Line

Symbols:

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

Rolling stock

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Present

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Former

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History

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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.[citation needed]

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

References

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