Sangi Railway Sangi Line
| Sangi Line | |
|---|---|
A Sangi Line 801 series train bound for Kintetsu-Tomida Station, with Mount Fujiwara visible in the background | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Mie Prefecture |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 15 on the Sangi Line, 1 on the Kintetsu Line |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| Operator(s) | Sangi Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 23 July, 1931 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 26.5 km (16.5 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Overhead, 1,500 V DC |
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
The Sangi Line (三岐線, Sangi-sen) is a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway line owned and operated by Sangi Railway, a Japanese private railway company. The line runs in Mie Prefecture and connects Nishi-Fujiwara Station in Inabe with Tomida and Kintetsu-Tomida Station in Yokkaichi. The section between Tomita Station and Sangi-asake Signal Station is exclusively for freight trains, with passenger trains providing through service to Kintetsu-Tomita Station via the Kintetsu Line. All trains depart from and arrive at Kintetsu-Tomita Station.
The name Sangi (三岐) is a combination of the first characters from Mie (三重) and Gifu (岐阜) as, in 1928, it was originally envisioned to connect the city of Yokkaichi in Mie to Sekigahara via Kamiishizu in Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture.
The Sangi Line is an electrified, single-track line. Freight services also operate on the line, and it is used to carry mainly cement.