Agatsuma line

Class 115 at Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi station

Route length:

55.6 km

Gauge :

1067 mm ( cape track )

Power system :

1500 =

Legend

		↑ JR East : Jōetsu Line
	0.0	Shibukawa (渋川駅)
		← JR East: Jōetsu Line
	5.5	Kanashima (金島駅)
		← JR East: Jōetsu Shinkansen →
	7.7	Ubashima (祖母島駅)
		Agatsuma (river)


	11.9	Onogami (小野上駅)

	13.7	Onogami Onsen (小野上温泉駅)
	16.4	Ichishiro (市城駅)
	19.8	Nakanojō (中之条駅)

	22.9	Gunma-Haramachi (群馬原町駅)
	26.3	Gōbara (郷原駅)

	28.0	Yagura (矢倉駅)
	30.5	Iwashima (岩島駅)

	36.4	Kawarayu Onsen (川原湯温泉駅)



	42.3	Naganohara Kusatsuguchi (長野原草津口駅)


	44.5	Gunma-Ōtsu (群馬大津駅)
	46.7	Haneo (羽根尾駅)


	49.6	Fukurogura (袋倉駅)


	52.5	Manza-Kazawaguchi (万座・鹿沢口駅)

	55.6	Ōmae (大前駅)

The Agatsuma Line ( Japanese 吾妻線 , Agatsuma-sen ) is a Japanese railway line that runs between Shibukawa and Ōmae stations in Gunma Prefecture . The line is operated by the East Japan Railway Company and is 55.6 km long.

history

The Agatsuma Line was originally opened in 1945 to transport ore from the mines of Gunma Prefecture as a private freight railway line of Nippon Kokan, KK. The first section to go into operation ran between Shibukawa and Naganohara stations. Consequently, the line was initially called the Naganohara Line. From 1946 a passenger service was gradually put into operation.

In 1954 the line was transferred to the state railway company of Japan, which operated passenger services from 1954. In 1963 the last ore mines in Gunma closed. As a result, freight traffic was stopped in 1966.

In 1971 the extension of the route from Naganohara to Ōmae was opened. The line was renamed the Agatsuma Line for the occasion.

The last station to open was Onogami-Onsen station in 1992. The route is now famous and popular for the large number of stops at well-known onsen baths.

Train stations

railway station	Japanese	Distance in km	Transfer options	place
Shibukawa	渋川駅	0.0	JR East : Jōetsu Line	Shibukawa	Gunma
Kanashima	金島駅	5.5
Ubashima	祖母島駅	7.7
Onogami	小野上駅	11.9
Onogami onsen	小野上温泉駅	13.7
Ichishiro	市城駅	16.4		Nakanojō
Nakanojō	中之条駅	19.8		Nakanojō
Gunma-Haramachi	群馬原町駅	22.9		Higashiagatsuma
Gobara	郷原駅	26.3
Yagura	矢倉駅	28.0
Iwashima	岩島駅	30.5
Kawarayu Onsen	川原湯温泉駅	36.4		Naganohara
Naganohara Kusatsuguchi	長野原草津口駅	42.3
Gunma-Ōtsu	群馬大津駅	44.5
Haneo	羽根尾駅	46.7
Fukurogura	袋倉駅	49.6		Tsumagoi
Manza-Kazawaguchi	万座・鹿沢口駅	52.5
Ōmae	大前駅	55.6