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Jōetsu Line
上越線 |
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115 series EMU at Echigo-Yuzawa Station |
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Locale | Gunma, Niigata prefectures | ||
| Termini | Takasaki Miyauchi |
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| Stations | 34 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1920 | ||
| Operator(s) | JR East | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 162.6 km (101.03 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
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The Jōetsu Line (上越線 Jōetsu-sen) is a major rail line in Japan. Part of the JR East system, it runs from Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, to Miyauchi Station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, linking the northwestern Kantō region and the Sea of Japan coast of the Chūbu region. The name refers to the old provinces of Kōzuke (上野) and Echigo (越後), which the line connects.
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Before the opening of the Jōetsu Shinkansen in 1982, the Jōetsu Line had frequent service by express trains connecting Tokyo and Niigata. With the opening of the Jōetsu Shinkansen, however, the line became dominated by local and freight trains.
The branch of the Jōetsu Shinkansen between Echigo-Yuzawa Station and Gala-Yuzawa Station (the Gala-Yuzawa Line) technically belongs to the Jōetsu Line.
The 2004 Chūetsu earthquake seriously damaged the Jōetsu Line, causing JR East to close it for about two months.
| Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
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| Takasaki | 高崎 | - | 0.0 | Jōetsu Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen, Takasaki Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Hachikō Line, Shin'etsu Main Line Jōshin Dentetsu: Jōshin Line |
Takasaki | Gunma |
| Takasakitonyamachi | 高崎問屋町 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |||
| Ino | 井野 | 1.2 | 4.0 | |||
| Shin-Maebashi | 新前橋 | 3.3 | 7.3 | Ryōmō Line | Maebashi | |
| Gumma-Sōja | 群馬総社 | 4.8 | 12.1 | |||
| Yagihara | 八木原 | 5.6 | 17.7 | Shibukawa | ||
| Shibukawa | 渋川 | 3.4 | 21.1 | Agatsuma Line | ||
| Shikishima | 敷島 | 6.4 | 27.5 | |||
| Tsukuda | 津久田 | 3.0 | 30.5 | |||
| Iwamoto | 岩本 | 5.8 | 36.3 | Numata | ||
| Numata | 沼田 | 5.0 | 41.3 | |||
| Gokan | 後閑 | 5.2 | 46.5 | Minakami, Tone District | ||
| Kamimoku | 上牧 | 7.1 | 53.6 | |||
| Minakami | 水上 | 5.4 | 59.0 | |||
| Yubiso | 湯檜曽 | 3.7 | 62.7 | |||
| Doai | 土合 | 6.6 | 69.3 | |||
| Tsuchitaru | 土樽 | 10.8 | 80.1 | Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District | Niigata | |
| Echigo-Nakazato | 越後中里 | 7.3 | 87.4 | |||
| Iwappara-Ski-jō-mae | 岩原スキー場前 | 3.7 | 91.1 | |||
| Echigo-Yuzawa | 越後湯沢 | 3.1 | 94.2 | Jōetsu Shinkansen, Jōetsu Line (for Gala-Yuzawa) | ||
| Ishiuchi | 石打 | 6.4 | 100.6 | Minamiuonuma | ||
| Ōsawa | 大沢 | 4.0 | 104.6 | |||
| Jōetsu-Kokusai-Ski-jō-mae | 上越国際スキー場前 | 1.0 | 105.6 | |||
| Shiozawa | 塩沢 | 2.3 | 107.9 | |||
| Muikamachi | 六日町 | 3.9 | 111.8 | Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line | ||
| Itsukamachi | 五日町◇ | 6.6 | 118.4 | |||
| Urasa | 浦佐 | 5.5 | 123.9 | Jōetsu Shinkansen | ||
| Yairo | 八色 | 3.1 | 127.0 | |||
| Koide | 小出 | 5.2 | 132.2 | Tadami Line | Uonuma | |
| Echigo-Horinouchi | 越後堀之内 | 2.5 | 134.7 | |||
| Kita-Horinouchi | 北堀之内 | 3.4 | 138.1 | |||
| Echigo-Kawaguchi | 越後川口 | 4.7 | 142.8 | Iiyama Line | Nagaoka | |
| Ojiya | 小千谷 | 6.6 | 149.4 | Ojiya | ||
| Echigo-Takiya | 越後滝谷 | 7.2 | 156.6 | Nagaoka | ||
| Miyauchi | 宮内 | 6.0 | 162.6 | Shin'etsu Main Line (for Naoetsu) | ||
| Through to Nagaoka on the Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||
| Minami-Nagaoka Freight Terminal | 南長岡 | 1.4 | 164.0 | Nagaoka | Niigata | |
| Nagaoka | 長岡 | 1.6 | 165.6 | Jōetsu Shinkansen, Shin'etsu Main Line (for Niigata) | ||
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