Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway

System map of the Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway

Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway (四日市あすなろう鉄道, Yokkaichi Asunarō Tetsudō) is a third-sector railway company in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan. The company is 75% owned by Kintetsu Railway and 25% owned by Yokkaichi City [ja] (local government).[1][2]

The company operates the Utsube Line and the Hachiōji Line in Yokkaichi. Both lines are 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge railways.[1][2]

The company took over the control of the lines and commenced operation on April 1, 2015. Until the previous day, the lines were operated by Kintetsu Railway, a major private railway operator, as branches of the Kintetsu Nagoya Line.[1][2]

Lines & Services

Line Termini Stations Length
Utsube Line Asunarou Yokkaichi - Hinaga - Uchino 8 5.7 km
Hachiōji Line Hinaga - Nishihino 2 1.3 km

Hachiōji Line services continue on the Utsube Line to/from Asunarou Yokkaichi.[3]

Trains departing Asunarou Yokkaichi alternate between services to Uchino and Nishihino. Both destinations are serviced every 30 minutes, providing a service every 15 minutes between Asunarou Yokkaichi and Hinaga. A small number of additional services operate in the am peak.[3]

Rolling Stock

All trains operated are 260 series in either 2-car or 3-car configuration.

At the start of operation the Kintetsu 260 series [ja] trains were transferred from Kintetsu Railway. A four-year renewal of all trains was commenced, with some older carriages being replaced with newly-built carriages and all others receiving a major refurbishment including the installation of air conditioning[4]. See Kintetsu 260 series train [ja] for full details.

  • 260 series train in "Narou Green" livery
    260 series train in "Narou Green" livery
  • 260 series train in "Narou Blue" livery
    260 series train in "Narou Blue" livery
  • 260 series with 1+1 seating and heart-shaped hand-holds
    260 series with 1+1 seating and heart-shaped hand-holds
  • Some 260 series train feature a see-through floor
    Some 260 series train feature a see-through floor

References

  1. ^ a b c 小佐野カゲトシ (April 1, 2015). "四日市あすなろう鉄道がスタート…近鉄内部・八王子線を引き継ぎ". Response (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.kintetsu.co.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  3. ^ a b "四日市あすなろう鉄道｜時刻表". yar.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. ^ "201509041002493.pdf" (PDF). Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway. Retrieved 2024-12-27.

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

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