Sakai Line

Sakai Line
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Overview
Native name	境線
Locale	Tottori Prefecture
Termini	Yonago Sakaiminato
Stations	16
Operation
Owner	JR West
Technical
Line length	17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	no

The Sakai Line (境線 Sakai-sen) is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The line connects Yonago and Sakaiminato.

Stations

All stations are in Tottori Prefecture. The stations have nicknames corresponding to monsters that appear in GeGeGe no Kitaro.

Name		Nickname		Between (km)	Distance (km)	Rapid	Transfers	Location
Yonago	米子	Nezumi-Otoko	ねずみ男	-	0.0	●	Sanin Main Line	Yonago
Bakurōmachi	博労町	Koro-pok-guru	コロポックル	1.0	1.0	｜
Fujimichō	富士見町	Zashiki-warashi	ざしきわらし	0.5	1.5	｜
Gotō	後藤	Doro-ta-bō	どろたぼう	0.7	2.2	●
Sambommatsuguchi	三本松口	Sodehiki-Kozō	そでひき小僧	1.1	3.3	｜
Kawasakiguchi	河崎口	Kasabake	傘化け	2.0	5.3	｜
Yumigahama	弓ヶ浜	Azukiarai	あずきあらい	1.9	7.2	●
Wadahama	和田浜	Tsuchikorobi	つちころび	2.5	9.7	｜
Ōshinozuchō	大篠津町	Sunakake Babā	砂かけばばあ	1.4	11.1	｜
Yonago Airport	米子空港	Betobeto-san	べとべとさん	1.6	12.7	●		Sakaiminato
Nakahama	中浜	Ushi-oni	牛鬼	0.5	13.2	●
Takamatsuchō	高松町	Sunekosuri	すねこすり	1.1	14.3	｜
Amariko	余子	Konaki-jiji	こなきじじい	0.7	15.0	●
Agarimichi	上道	Ittan-momen	一反木綿	1.3	16.3	｜
Babasakichō	馬場崎町	Kijimuna	キジムナー	0.9	17.2	●
Sakaiminato	境港	Kitaro	鬼太郎	0.7	17.9	●

History

The entire line opened in 1902. The section to Goto was electrified in 1982, and freight services ceased in 1986.

In 2008, Oshinozu Station was closed and the line relocated 800 m east to serve Yonago Airport, with the new station named accordingly.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

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