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| Uetsu Main Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kirakira Uetsu (Joyful Train) | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 羽越本線 | ||
| Status | Operating | ||
| Owner | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||
| Locale | Niigata, Yamagata, Akita Prefectures | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 61 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | JR East | ||
| Operator(s) | JR East, .svg){kind=logo} JR Freight | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | September 2, 1912 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | 274.4 km (170.5 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Sections of double track and single track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, 20 kV AC 50 Hz | ||
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
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The Uetsu Main Line (羽越本線, Uetsu-hon-sen) is a railway line in the Tohoku and Chubu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata and Akita Station in Akita. The name "Uetsu" refers to the ancient provinces of Dewa (出羽) and Echigo (越後), which the line connects.[1]
Route data
- Total length: 274.4 km (170.5 mi) (Fukushima–Aomori, Tsuchizaki–Akitakō)
- Operators, distances:
East Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- Niitsu — Akita: 271.7 km (168.8 mi)
Japan Freight Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- Sakata — Sakata-Minato: 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (Services)
- Niitsu — Akita: 271.7 km (168.8 mi)
- Tracks:
- See station list for details
- Electrification:
- Niitsu — Murakami: 1,500 V DC
- Murakami — Akita: 20 kV AC, 50 Hz
- Railway signalling:
- Maximum speed:
- Niitsu — Murakami: 120 km/h (75 mph)
- Murakami — Imagawa: 100 km/h (62 mph)
- Imagawa — Sanze: 95 km/h (59 mph)
- Sanze — Sakata: 120 km/h (75 mph)
- Sakata — Akita: 95 km/h (59 mph)
Services
- Limited express, Rapid
As of March 2020[update], the following services are operated.
| Name | Route | Service frequency (daily) |
|---|---|---|
| Limited Express Inaho | (Niigata) – Shibata – Sakata/Akita | 7 return trips |
| Rapid Kairi | (Niigata) – Shibata – Sakata | 1 return trip (weekends only) |
| Rapid Rakuraku Train Murakami | (Niigata) – Shibata – Murakami | 1 down trip |
| Rapid Benibana | (Niigata) – Shibata – Sakamachi – (Yonezawa) | 1 return trip |
- Local
- Niitsu – Shibata: every 60-180 minutes
- Shibata – Murakami: every 60-120 minutes
- Murakami – Sakata: every 60-180 minutes
- Sakata – Akita: every 60-180 minutes
Between Shibata and Murakami, most of the local trains travel through to/from Niigata via Hakushin Line.
Stations
- A: Limited Express Inaho
- B: Rapid Kairi
- C: Rapid Rakuraku Train Murakami, Benibana and other Rapid service trains
- Trains stop at stations marked "O", skip at stations marked "|".
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | A | B | C | Transfers | DC/AC | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | ||||||||||
| Niitsu | 新津 | - | 0.0 | Via Hakushin Line |
∨ | 1,500 V DC |
Akiha-ku, Niigata | Niigata | |||
| Kyōgase | 京ヶ瀬 | 6.1 | 6.1 | ◇ | Agano | ||||||
| Suibara | 水原 | 4.1 | 10.2 | ◇ | |||||||
| Kamiyama | 神山 | 3.7 | 13.9 | ｜ | |||||||
| Tsukioka | 月岡 | 3.9 | 17.8 | ◇ | Shibata | ||||||
| Nakaura | 中浦 | 3.7 | 21.5 | ｜ | |||||||
| Shibata | 新発田 | 4.5 | 26.0 | O | O | O | ■Hakushin Line (some trains through to Murakami) | ^ | |||
| Kaji | 加治 | 4.3 | 30.3 | | | | | |[* 1] | ∥ | ||||
| Kanazuka | 金塚 | 5.0 | 35.3 | | | | | | | ∨ | ||||
| Nakajō | 中条 | 3.8 | 39.1 | O | O | O | ^ | Tainai | |||
| Hirakida | 平木田 | 5.6 | 44.7 | | | | | | | ∥ | ||||
| Sakamachi | 坂町 | 3.3 | 48.0 | O | O | O | ■Yonesaka Line | ∥ | Murakami | ||
| Hirabayashi | 平林 | 3.6 | 51.6 | | | | | | | ∨ | ||||
| Iwafunemachi | 岩船町 | 3.6 | 55.2 | | | | | | | ◇ | ||||
| Murakami | 村上 | 4.2 | 59.4 | O | O | O | ^ | ||||
| Majima | 間島 | 7.1 | 66.5 | | | | | ∨ | 20 kV AC 50 Hz | ||||
| Echigo-Hayakawa | 越後早川 | 4.9 | 71.4 | | | | | ^ | |||||
| Kuwagawa | 桑川 | 6.9 | 78.3 | | | O | ∨ | |||||
| Imagawa | 今川 | 4.3 | 82.6 | | | | | ◇ | |||||
| Echigo-Kangawa | 越後寒川 | 4.9 | 87.5 | | | | | ^ | |||||
| Gatsugi | 勝木 | 5.3 | 92.8 | | | | | ∨ | |||||
| Fuya | 府屋 | 3.1 | 95.9 | O | | | ^ | |||||
| Nezugaseki | 鼠ヶ関 | 5.1 | 101.0 | | | | | ∥ | Tsuruoka | Yamagata | |||
| Koiwagawa | 小岩川 | 4.4 | 105.4 | | | | | ∨ | |||||
| Atsumi Onsen | あつみ温泉 | 4.4 | 109.8 | O | O | ^ | |||||
| Iragawa | 五十川 | 5.9 | 115.7 | | | | | ∥ | |||||
| Kobato | 小波渡 | 4.4 | 120.1 | | | | | ∥ | |||||
| Sanze | 三瀬 | 3.1 | 123.2 | | | | | ∥ | |||||
| Uzen-Mizusawa | 羽前水沢 | 5.7 | 128.9 | | | | | ∥ | |||||
| Uzen-Ōyama | 羽前大山 | 4.5 | 133.4 | | | | | ∨ | |||||
| Tsuruoka | 鶴岡 | 6.0 | 139.4 | O | O | ◇ | |||||
| Fujishima | 藤島 | 6.6 | 146.0 | | | | | ^ | |||||
| Nishibukuro | 西袋 | 5.1 | 151.1 | | | | | ∥ | Shōnai, Higashitagawa | ||||
| Amarume | 余目 | 3.6 | 154.7 | O | O | ■Rikuu West Line[* 2] | ∥ | ||||