Sangi Railway

A Sangi Line 101 series train

Sangi Railway Co., Ltd. (三岐鉄道株式会社 Sangi Tetsudō) is a private railway company in Mie Prefecture, Japan, which also operates bus lines. The company was founded in 1928 and its initial line, the Sangi Line, originally functioned as a freight line transporting cement, but in recent years it became important as a commuter railway line for Yokkaichi. The Hokusei Line was transferred from Kintetsu ownership in 2003, when Kintetsu abandoned the line. Whereas the Sangi Line has a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), the Hokusei Line is one of only a few 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge lines remaining in the country.

History

The Sangi Line was opened by Onoda Cement in 1931 as a freight-only line to service its cement plant at Nishi-Fujiwara. Passenger services were introduced in 1952, and in 1954, the line was electrified at 1,500 V DC, and the company purchased an electric locomotive from JNR to haul its cement trains. CTC signalling was commissioned on the line in 1974.

Rolling stock

Sangi Line

EMUs

Electric locomotives

Hokusei Line

EMUs

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. ↑ Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō (鉄道ダイヤ情報) March 2009 issue, p.70-71
  2. ↑ ELダイヤ情報21 [Electric Loco Timetable Information 21]. Tokyo, Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. October 2012. p. 72. ISBN 978-4330320120.

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