Ōmura Line

Ōmura Line
Diesel train on the Ōmura Line
Overview
Owner	JR Kyushu
Locale	Kyushu
Termini	Haiki Isahaya
Stations	15
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator	JR Kyushu
History
Opened	20 January 1898 (1898-01-20)
Technical
Line length	47.6 km (29.6 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead line, 20 kV 60 Hz AC (Haiki–Huis Ten Bosch)
Operating speed	95 km/h (59 mph)
Signalling	Automatic block signaling
Route map

The Ōmura Line (Japanese: 大村線, Hepburn: Ōmura-sen) is a railway line in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Haiki Station in Sasebo to Isahaya Station in Isahaya. After opening in 1898, it was part of the Nagasaki Main Line until the section between Hizen-Yamaguchi (now Kōhoku) and Isahaya opened in 1934.

History

Rapid train Seaside Liner on the Ōmura Line

The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1898 as part of the original Nagasaki Main Line. The company was nationalised in 1907.

With the opening of the Hizen Yamaguchi - Isahaya section of the Nagasaki Main Line in 1934, the line was renamed the Omura Line.

In 1992 4.7-kilometre (2.9 mi) section between Haiki and Huis Ten Bosch was electrified at 20 kV 60 Hz AC to allow operations of the Huis Ten Bosch.

Stations

Legend:

●	All trains stop
｜	All trains pass

Name	Distance from Haiki	Local	Seaside Liner (Rapid)	Transfers	Location
↑ Seaside Liner through services to Sasebo via the Sasebo Line ↑
Haiki	0	●	●	Sasebo Line	Sasebo	Nagasaki Prefecture
Huis Ten Bosch	4.7 km (2.9 mi)	●	●
Haenosaki	5.6 km (3.5 mi)	●	|
Ogushigō	9.6 km (6.0 mi)	●	|		Kawatana, Higashisonogi District
Kawatana	13.6 km (8.5 mi)	●	●
Sonogi	19.6 km (12.2 mi)	●	●		Higashisonogi, Higashisonogi District
Chiwata	24.0 km (14.9 mi)	●	|
Matsubara	28.5 km (17.7 mi)	●	|		Ōmura
Ōmura Rail Yard	31.1 km (19.3 mi)	●	▲
Takematsu	32.8 km (20.4 mi)	●	●
Shin-Ōmura	33.7 km (20.9 mi)	●	●	Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen
Suwa	34.8 km (21.6 mi)	●	|
Ōmura	36.2 km (22.5 mi)	●	●
Iwamatsu	40.0 km (24.9 mi)	●	|
Isahaya	47.6 km (29.6 mi)	●	●	Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen      Nagasaki Line ■ Shimabara Railway Line	Isahaya
↓ Seaside Liner through services to Nagasaki via the Nagasaki Main Line ↓

References

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