Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line

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The Bessho Line (別所線, Bessho-sen^?) is a Japanese railway line, between Ueda and Bessho-Onsen stations, all within Ueda, Nagano. This is currently the only railway line Ueda Electric Railway (上田電鉄, Ueda Dentetsu^?) operates. The first section of the line opened in 1921. Although the company is the root of its holding company, Ueda Kōtsū (上田交通, Ueda Kōtsū^? "Ueda Transport"), the group now mainly operates resort amusement facilities and bus lines. Ueda Kōtsū group belongs to Tōkyū Corporation. The railway line lacked funds to upgrade the facility to meet the new safety standard, and separated to present company.

Contents 1 Basic data 2 Rolling stock 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Basic data

• Distance: 11.6 km
• Gauge: 1,067 mm
• Stations: 15
• Track: single
• Electric supply: 1,500 V DC
• Railway signalling: Automatic

[edit] Rolling stock

• 1000 series 2-car sets x2 (former Tōkyū 1300 series, from 2008)^[1]
• 7200 series

[edit] See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Ueda Kōtsū official website
• (Japanese) Ueda Electric Railway official website