| Traction | 1500V DC | Niitsu - Murakami |
| 20 kV 50 Hz AC | Murakami - Akita |
| Opened | 1912 - 1924 | Tracks | Single track | Kuwagawa - Echigo-Kangawa | Tracks | Double track | Yuza - Fukura | |
| Tracks | Single track | Niitsu - Shibata | Double track | Echigo-Kangawa - Gatsugi | Single track | Fukura - Konoura | ||
| Double track | Shibata - Kanazuka | Single track | Gatsugi - Fuya | Double track | Konoura - Nikaho | |||
| Single track | Kanazuka - Nakajō | Double track | Fuya - Koiwagawa | Single track | Nikaho - Nishime | |||
| Double track | Nakajō - Hirabayashi | Single track | Koiwagawa - Atsumi-onsen | Double track | Nishime - Oriwatari | |||
| Single track | Hirabayashi - Murakami | Double track | Atsumi-onsen - Uzen-Ōyama | Single track | Oriwatari - Michikawa | |||
| Double track | Murakami - Majima | Single track | Uzen-Ōyama - Fujishima | Double track | Michikawa - Shimohama | |||
| Single track | Majima - Echigo-Hayakawa | Double track | Fujishima - Mototate | Single track | Shimohama - Akita | |||
| Double track | Echigo-Hayakawa - Kuwagawa | Single track | Mototate - Yuza |
| Mapion | Major stations | Connecting lines | Km | City | Prefecture | |
| Map | Map | Niitsu | JR East: Shinetsu Hon (Shinonoi - Niigata), JR East: Banetsu-sai | 0.0 | Niigata-shi | Niigata |
| Map | Map | Suibara | | 10.2 | Agano-shi | |
| Map | Map | Shibata | JR East: Hakushin | 26.0 | Shibata-shi | |
| Map | Map | Kanazuka | | 35.3 | Shibata-shi | |
| Map | Map | Nakajō | | 39.1 | Tainai-shi | |
| Map | Map | Sakamachi | JR East: Yonesaka | 48.0 | Murakami-shi | |
| Map | Map | Hirabayashi | | 51.6 | Murakami-shi | |
| Map | Map | Murakami | | 59.4 | Murakami-shi | |
| Map | Map | Majima | | 66.5 | Murakami-shi | |
| Map | Map | Echigo-Hayakawa | | 71.4 | Murakami-shi | |
| Map | Map | Kuwagawa | | 78.3 | Murakami-shi | |
| Map | Map | Echigo-Kangawa | | 87.5 | Murakami-shi | |
| Map | Map | Gatsugi | | 92.8 | Murakami-shi | |
| Map | Map | Fuya | | 95.9 | Murakami-shi | |
| Map | Map | Nezugaseki | | 101.0 | Tsuruoka-shi | Yamagata |
| Map | Map | Koiwagawa | | 105.4 | Tsuruoka-shi | |
| Map | Map | Atsumi-onsen | | 109.8 | Tsuruoka-shi | |
| Map | Map | Uzen-Ōyama | | 133.4 | Tsuruoka-shi | |
| Map | Map | Tsuruoka | | 139.4 | Tsuruoka-shi | |
| Map | Map | Fujishima | | 146.0 | Tsuruoka-shi | |
| Map | Map | Amarume | JR East: Rikuu-sai | 154.7 | Shōnai-machi | |
| Map | Map | Sakata | | 166.9 | Sakata-shi | |
| Map | Map | Mototate | | 173.3 | Sakata-shi | |
| Map | Map | Yuza | | 179.1 | Yuza-machi | |
| Map | Map | Fukura | | 186.1 | Yuza-machi | |
| Map | Map | Kisakata | | 203.4 | Nikaho-shi | Akita |
| Map | Map | Konoura | | 209.2 | Nikaho-shi | |
| Map | Map | Nikaho | | 214.7 | Nikaho-shi | |
| Map | Map | Nishime | | 223.1 | Yurihonjō-shi | |
| Map | Map | Ugo-Honjō | Yuri Kōgen: Chōkaisanroku | 228.9 | Yurihonjō-shi | |
| Map | Map | Oriwatari | | 240.7 | Yurihonjō-shi | |
| Map | Map | Michikawa | | 251.8 | Yurihonjō-shi | |
| Map | Map | Shimohama | | 258.4 | Akita-shi | |
| Map | Map | Araya | | 265.7 | Akita-shi | |
| Map | Map | Akita | JR East: Ōu Hon (Akita - Aomori), JR East: Akita Shinkansen, JR East: Ōu Hon (Shinjō - Akita) | 271.7 | Akita-shi |
| Type | Name | Origin - Major stops - Destination | Trains per day | Fastest train | Average speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Express Tokkyū 特急 | Inaho いなほ | Niigata - Hakushin line - Shibata - Sakata - Akita | 3 | 3h37 | 75 km/h |
| Niigata - Hakushin line - Shibata - Sakata | 4 | 2h09 | 78 km/h | ||
| Sleeper Limited Express Shindai tokkyū 寝台特急 | Akebono あけぼの | Ueno - Takasaki - (Nittsu) - Akita - Aomori | 1 | 12h41 | 61 km/h |
| Nihonkai 日本海 | Ōsaka - Kyōto - Naoetsu - Niitsu - Akita - Aomori | 1 | 14h58 | 68 km/h | |
| Twilight Express トワイライトエクスプレス | Ōsaka - Niitsu - (no stops) - (Akita) - (Hakodate) - Tōya - Sapporo | 4-7 times/week | 22h02 | 68 km/h | |
| Rapid Kaisoku 快速 | Benibana べにばな | Niigata - Hakushin line - Shibata - Sakamachi - Yonezaka line - Yonezawa | 1 | 2h52 | 49 km/h |
| Niigata - Hakushin line - Shibata - Murakami | 2 | 54 min | 67 km/h | ||
| Ugo-Honjō - Akita | 1 | 37 min | 69 km/h | ||
| Mogamigawa 最上川 | Shinjō - Rikuu-sai line - Amarume - Sakata | 1 | 56 min | 59 km/h | |
| Local Futsū 普通 | Niitsu - Shibata - Sakata | 2 | 3h14 | 52 km/h | |
| Niitsu - Shibata - Nezugaseki | 1 | 2h12 | 46 km/h | ||
| Niitsu - Shibata - Sakamachi - Yonezaka line - Yonezawa | 1 | 3h27 | 40 km/h | ||
| Niitsu - Shibata | 8 | 28 min | 56 km/h | ||
| Niitsu - Suibara | 1 | 12 min | 51 km/h | ||
| Niigata - Hakushin line - Shibata - Murakami | 15 | 1h10 | 52 km/h | ||
| Murakami - Sakata | 5 | 2h14 | 48 km/h | ||
| Nezugaseki - Sakata | 4 | 1h24 | 47 km/h | ||
| Tsuruoka - Sakata | 3 | 30 min | 55 km/h | ||
| Shinjō - Rikuu-sai line - Amarume - Sakata | 7 | 1h02 | 53 km/h | ||
| Sakata - Akita | 9 | 1h48 | 58 km/h | ||
| Sakata - Fukura | 3 | 19 min | 61 km/h | ||
| Ugo-Honjo - Akita | 5 | 42 min | 61 km/h | ||
| Michikawa - Akita | 1 | 23 min | 52 km/h | ||
| Araya - Akita | 5 | 8 min | 45 km/h |
