Agatsuma Line
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| Agatsuma Line | |||
 115 series Agatsuma Line train at Ōmae Station, November 2006 | |||
| Info | |||
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| Locale | Gunma Prefecture | ||
| Termini | Shibukawa Station Ōmae Station | ||
| Stations | 18 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1945 | ||
| Operator(s) | JR East | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 55.6 km | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC catenary | ||
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The Agatsuma Line (吾妻線 Agatsuma-sen) is a local rail line in Gunma, Japan, and is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. Roughly following the Agatsuma River, it runs 55.6 km from Shibukawa to Ōmae Station in Tsumagoi. It was opened in 1945 and ran from Shibukawa to Naganohara-Kusatsu-guchi. The later section was opened in 1971. The newest station is Onogami-onsen, opened in 1992.
Stations
| Station | Distance | Transfers | Location | ||||
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| Rōmaji | Japanese | (km) | Total (km) | ||||
| Shibukawa | 渋川 | 0.0 | JR East Jōetsu Line | Shibukawa | |||
| Kanashima | 金島 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||||
| Ubashima | 祖母島 | 2.2 | 7.7 | ||||
| Onogami | 小野上 | 4.2 | 11.9 | ||||
| Onogami-Onsen | 小野上温泉 | 1.8 | 13.7 | ||||
| Ichishiro | 市城 | 2.3 | 16.4 | Nakanojō | Agatsuma | ||
| Nakanojō | 中之条 | 3.4 | 19.8 | ||||
| Gunma-Haramachi | 群馬原町 | 3.1 | 22.9 | Higashiagatsuma | |||
| Gōbara | 郷原 | 3.4 | 26.3 | ||||
| Yagura | 矢倉 | 1.7 | 28.0 | ||||
| Iwashima | 岩島 | 5.5 | 30.5 | ||||
| Kawarayu-Onsen | 川原湯温泉 | 5.9 | 36.4 | Naganohara | |||
| Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi | 長野原草津口 | 5.9 | 42.3 | ||||
| Gunma-Ōtsu | 群馬大津 | 2.2 | 44.5 | ||||
| Haneo | 羽根尾 | 2.2 | 46.7 | ||||
| Fukurogura | 袋倉 | 2.9 | 49.6 | Tsumagoi | |||
| Manza-Kazawaguchi | 万座・鹿沢口 | 2.9 | 52.5 | ||||
| Ōmae | 大前 | 3.1 | 55.6 | ||||
Points of interest
If there is anything on the Agatsuma Line, it is onsen. The famous Kusatsu Onsen is along the route, as are several rustic onsen such as Shima Onsen, Sawatari Onsen, Kawarayu Onsen, and Shiriyaki Onsen.
Mount Asama, Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, and the "Agatsuma Canyon" (the scenic middle section of the Agatsuma River) can all be seen from the Agatsuma Line.
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