| Ube Line | |
|---|---|
 A JR West 105 series EMU on a local service, January 2010 | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | JR West |
| Locale | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 18 |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 33.2 km (20.6 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC,overhead lines |
TheUbe Line (宇部線,Ube-sen) is a railway line inYamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, operated by theWest Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line connectsShin-Yamaguchi Station inYamaguchi andUbe Station inUbe.
All stations are inYamaguchi Prefecture.
| Name | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Yamaguchi | 新山口 | 0.0 | Sanyō Shinkansen Sanyō Main Line,Yamaguchi Line | Yamaguchi |
| Kami-Kagawa | 上嘉川 | 2.8 | ||
| Fukamizo | 深溝 | 5.9 | ||
| Suō-Sayama | 周防佐山 | 7.5 | ||
| Iwakura | 岩倉 | 8.8 | ||
| Ajisu | 阿知須 | 10.2 | ||
| Kiwa | 岐波 | 12.7 | Ube | |
| Maruo | 丸尾 | 15.2 | ||
| Tokonami | 床波 | 18.9 | ||
| Tokiwa | 常盤 | 20.7 | ||
| Kusae | 草江 | 22.5 | ||
| Ubemisaki | 宇部岬 | 23.7 | ||
| Higashi-Shinkawa | 東新川 | 25.3 | ||
| Kotoshiba | 琴芝 | 26.0 | ||
| Ube-Shinkawa | 宇部新川 | 27.1 | ||
| Inō | 居能 | 28.9 | Onoda Line (through service from Ube-Shinkawa) | |
| Iwahana | 岩鼻 | 30.3 | ||
| Ube | 宇部 | 33.2 | Sanyō Main Line | |
The Ube Light Railway Co. opened the Ube – Ube-Shinkawa section in 1914, extending the line to Tokonami in 1923 and Ogori (now Shin-Yamaguchi) in 1925. The line was electrified at 1500 VDC in 1929.
In 1928 the Ube Electric Railway Co. opened a 1 km line from Ube-Shinkawa to Ubeko, with a 2 km branch to the Okinoyama coal mine, both electrified at 1500 VDC.
Both companies merged in 1941, becoming the Ube Railway Co. which was nationalised in 1943.
Passenger services to Ubeko ceased in 1952, and both branches closed in 1961.
CTC signalling was commissioned in 1983, and freight services ceased in 1999.
"One-man"driver only operation commenced on the section betweenUbe-Shinkawa andInō on 1 June 1990, using 105 and 123 series EMUs.[1] The entire line was switched to driver only (conductorless) operation on 14 March 1992.[1]
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
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