Scenic route
Umisachi-Yamasachi
Miyazaki → Nango · Japan
Obi-cedar railcars named for the sea-luck, mountain-luck myth skim the Nichinan palm coast past Aoshima’s Devil’s Washboard reefs to the fishing port of Nango.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1867645 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR Kyushu — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Umisachi-Yamasachi?
The Umisachi-Yamasachi runs 56 km from Miyazaki to Nango.
How long does the Umisachi-Yamasachi take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 49 min for the 56 km. That is an average of 31 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 85 km/h.
Who runs the Umisachi-Yamasachi?
JR Kyushu, with KiHa 125-400.
How old is the Umisachi-Yamasachi?
The line has been in service since 2009. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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