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Sangi Railway Sangi Line

The Sangi Line is a 1,067 mm 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.

Services
All services are classified as , stopping at every station, and are driver-only operations. There are 1–2 services per hour during the day, increased to 3–4 per hour during the morning peak. ==Stations==
History
1928: :* 9 March: Subsidies for railway licenses to Fujiwara Railway (Yokkaichi City-Sekigahara Town, Fuwa District, Yokkaichi City-Shiohama Village, Mie District, Onaga Village, Inabe District-Tomita Town, Mie District, Mie Village, Mie District-Kawashima Village, Mie District) were issued. :* 20 September: Sangi Railway was established • 1931: :* 23 July: Section from Tomida Station (now operated by JR) to Higashi Fujiwara was opened. :* 23 December: Section from Higashi Fujiwara to Nishi Fujiwara was opened. • 1937 :* 2 December: Railway license expired (Nishifujiwara-mura, Inabe-gun-Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun designated deadline Mateni construction work approval application) • 1950 :* 30 October: Sangi Asaki station opened in between Tomida and Oyachima stations. • 1952 :* 1 December: Direct passenger train operation started from Tomida Station to Yokkaichi Station on the Japanese National Railways1954 :* 29 March: All lines are electrified and electric locomotives are used for freight trains • 1964 :* 1 October: Direct passenger train operation from Tomida Station to Yokkaichi Station was cut. • 1965 :* 1 July: Tomida Nishiguchi station opened :* 21 August: Kayou Station was renamed to Akatsuki Gakuenmae station • 1968 :* Misato Station was renamed to Ugakeiguchi Station • 1970 :* 25 June: The section from Kintetsu-Tomida to Sangi Asaki • 1974 :* The section from Tomida/Kintetsu-Tomida - Higashi Fujiwara becomes CTC compatible • 1985 :* 14 March: Sanuki Asaki and Tomida Nishiguchi stations closed :* 16 May: Driverless operation began for freight services. • 1986 :* 25 March: Ōida station was relocated and renamed to Dainan station. Ugakeiguchi station was renamed back to Misato station • 1988 :* 7 January: Driverless operation began for passenger services. • 1989 :* 1 April: Sangi Asaki station became Sangi Asaki signal box. The morning express service that was operated was cut. • 1994 :* 3 December: The line speed was increased from 60 km/h (37 mph) to 70 km/h (43 mph) • 1994 :* 1 April: Ōchō station was relocated and renamed to Hokusei Chūō Kōenguchi • 2011 :* 4 September: Typhoon 12 struck and the entire line was closed due to the Asake River flowing over its banks. :* 6 September: Kintetsu-Tomida to Yamajo and Misato to Nishi-Fujiwara were reopened following the Typhoon. :* 7 September: Yamajo to Hodo reopened. :* 8 September: Umedoi to Misato reopened. :* 11 October: Hodo to Umedoi reopened, thus reopening the entire line. • 2012 :* 8 February: A derailment of an electric train occurred at Higashi-Fujiwara, and as a result, all services between Ise Hatta and Nishi Fujiwara were suspended. :* 30 June: The section between Ise Hatta and Nishi Fujiwara reopened following the derailment 4 months prior. :* 8 November: A 3 car passenger train derailed at Misato station, and as a result, the section from Umedoi to Nishi Fujiwara was suspended. :* 11 November: Umedoi to Higashi Fujiwara reopened. Rail replacement buses ran from Higashi Fujiwara to Nishi Fujiwara • 2013 :* 12 January: Higashi Fujiwara to Nishi Fujiwara section reopened following the derailment in November 2012. == Gallery ==
Gallery
Sangi line 01.jpg|A train between Misato and Nyūgawa Stations ==References==
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